Bloomberg Prime Minster Boris Johnson’s government will set a goal to cut UK carbon pollution by 78% by 2035, deepening an already ambitious target as he seeks to spur global momentum in the fight against climate change and boost relations with US President Joe Biden. The government will adopt the target — a cut relative to 1990 levels — in ...

Bloomberg European stocks got a boost from upbeat corporate results that helped allay concern about the rising toll of the virus. The dollar extended a rebound. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index surged 0.7%, with energy and tech firms leading gains in almost every industry sector. S&P 500 contracts erased losses following a retreat in the US benchmark all week. Nasdaq ...

Bloomberg Up four weeks and six of the last seven, US stocks are doing something they haven’t done since March: fall on consecutive days. For the first time in a long time, Wall Street pundits found themselves trying to explain a weak market. Covid-19 cases are surging around the world. Anxiety is swirling that new lockdowns could be afoot. Tension ...

Bloomberg Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, the world’s biggest, returned 4%, or 382 billion kroner ($45.7 billion), in the first quarter after gains in its stock portfolio made up for bond losses. “The rise of the equity market was to a great extent driven by the finance and energy sector,” Deputy Chief Executive Officer Trond Grande said in a statement on ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has extended integral parts of its Targeted Economic Support Scheme (TESS) until mid-2022. Financial institutions will continue to be eligible to access the collateralised AED50 billion zero-cost liquidity facility up to June 30, 2022, to provide new loans and financing to individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises, and other private ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) on Tuesday announced that it had entered into an agreement to acquire 15 Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft. The order is valued at approximately $1.8 billion at list prices. Firoz Tarapore, Chief Executive Officer of DAE, said, “We are delighted to deepen our already strong relationship with Boeing. Including this order, we own ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) has donated AED1 million to provide one million meals in the region’s largest food donation campaign ‘100 Million Meals.’ Launched on April 11, the ‘100 Million Meals’ campaign aims to provide food parcels for disadvantaged individuals and families across 30 countries in the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and South America ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has condemned the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist militias’ systematic attempts to attack civilians and civilian objects in Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia, with an explosive drone intercepted by the Coalition Forces. In a statement released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) on Tuesday, the UAE reiterated that these systematic terror attacks by ...

Bloomberg Oil jumped above $64 a barrel, a year to the day after futures for the US benchmark collapsed below zero, with the world’s most important commodity extending a powerful rally on bets for better demand. West Texas Intermediate advanced 1.3%, adding to Monday’s modest climb as the dollar weakened, while production in Libya fell below 1 million barrels a ...

Dubai / WAM After the success of She Leads, Creative Zone and the Dubai Business Women Council launched the second phase of their integrated accelerator programme, She Leads 2.0. In the first phase of the accelerator, 100 women participated in the 12-week online learning programme that helped them achieve possible solutions to the many barriers women face when starting and ...