Bloomberg Tesla Inc. came close to meeting its 500,000 vehicle-deliveries goal for 2020, setting the stage for a new year in which it’s expanding in China and poised to open new factories in Texas and Germany. The electric-car maker said it handed over 180,570 vehicles in the year’s final three months, the most for any quarter but just 450 vehicles ...

Bloomberg German joblessness unexpectedly declined in December, though companies were heavily dependent on government subsidies to keep workers employed through the latest lockdowns. A decrease of 37,000 left the total number of unemployed people at 2.776 million and the rate unchanged at 6.1%, according to the Federal Labour Agency. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg had expected a gain of 10,000. At ...

Bloomberg The cost of moving freight from France to the UK surged to more than four times the usual level last week after Brexit and a virulent new strain of the coronavirus complicated supply chains. The spot rate for last-minute shipments across the English Channel reached more than 6 euros per kilometer ($4.56 a mile) for a full truckload in ...

Bloomberg The New York Stock Exchange said it will no longer delist China’s three biggest state-owned telecommunications companies, backtracking on a plan that had threatened to escalate tensions between the world’s largest economies. NYSE’s U-turn came with scant explanation just four days after the exchange said it would remove the shares to comply with a US executive order barring investments ...

Bloomberg European stocks fluctuated with US equity futures as traders weighed concerns about the impact of rising coronavirus cases and braced for key US runoff elections. The dollar falls and gold held Monday’s gains. Energy firms and retailers led the Stoxx 600 Index as the UK went back into lockdown in an attempt to prevent hospitals being overwhelmed. Next Plc ...

ABU DHBAI / WAM Dr Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi, Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and SMEs, has highlighted the UAE’s commitment, upon the directives of its leadership, to supporting joint action to promote tourism in Arab countries, as well as its keenness to strengthen their cooperation in establishing a sustainable roadmap for advancing Arab tourism. He said this while participating ...

Bloomberg For more than two decades Chinese companies have turned to the US stock market for capital and international prestige, raising at least $144 billion from some of the world’s largest investors. Now this pillar of China’s integration with the global financial system is increasingly under threat. The latest blow arrived on New Year’s Eve, when the New York Stock ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX 2021) and the Naval Defence Exhibition (NAVDEX 2021), held under the patronage of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, from February 21-25 at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, have signed an agreement with Edge Group, the Abu Dhabi based advanced technology group for defence and ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Shaikh Abdullah Bin Bayyah, Chairman of the UAE Fatwa Council, has received the first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine, in support of the country’s efforts to contain the spread of the virus. Bin Bayyah lauded the UAE’s exceptional efforts in its handling of the coronavirus crisis.

DUBAI / WAM DMCC — a Free Zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise — has registered a record breaking 2,025 new companies in 2020, the highest number of registrations in five years. Despite an overall business environment shaped by the pandemic, the record-breaking registrations are a testament to Dubai’s continued appeal to investors and the ...