Bloomberg The dollar rallied at the start of a week packed with catalysts, from economic data to new debt supply, as the yield on benchmark US Treasuries threatened to climb above 3 percent. Equities in the US fluctuated. The greenback strengthened against major peers as the yield on the US 10-year note hit 2.99 percent for the first time since ...
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To flee stronger euro, equity investors can try Spain, Italy
Bloomberg Love the currency, hate the stocks. Thanks to a strong exchange rate, clouds are once again gathering over European equities. That’s because the euro’s appreciation to an almost three-year high could mean overseas earnings lose some of their shine after conversion. Each 10 percent gain in the euro trims about 6 percent off earnings per share, Credit Suisse Group ...
Read More »Walmart close to $12bn deal for India’s top e-comm firm Flipkart
Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is close to finalising a deal to buy a majority stake in India’s leading e-commerce company for at least $12 billion and may complete the agreement in the next two weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. All the major investors in Flipkart Online Services Pvt are now on board with the Walmart purchase, after an ...
Read More »Amazon’s US packaged food Q1 sales up 48%
Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. shoppers are buying more packaged foods, pushing the e-commerce giant deeper into grocery sales. The world’s largest online retailer sold $650 million worth of consumer packaged food items in the first quarter, a 48 percent increase over the same period a year earlier, research firm One Click Retail said. Packaged food items include coffee, salad dressings, baby ...
Read More »Sheer fright seen as lawsuit claim for Southwest survivors
Bloomberg After the crash come the claims. Being on an airplane more than six miles in the air when an engine blows up and sends shrapnel through a window is an experience so scary that aviation lawyers say it’s not just the family of the woman killed on a Southwest Airlines Co. flight this week who could have a case. ...
Read More »Korean Air chairman fires two daughters over rage incidents
Bloomberg Add Hanjin Group’s Korean Air Lines Co. to the country’s family-run conglomerates that are seeing the founding clan’s representation diluted. This time, Hanjin Chairman Cho Yang-ho pushed out his youngest daughter after allegations she threw water in the face of an advertising agency worker during a business meeting. For good measure, he also fired his eldest daughter who four ...
Read More »Rimowa wants to sell more than suitcases
Bloomberg LVMH’s Rimowa wants to sell travellers more than just its ribbed aluminum suitcases, saying it’s missing out on all their fun. “What I’d like for us to be in five years is obviously a culturally relevant brand in the space of travel, hopefully not only selling suitcases but other travel-related products and really own this journey for the customer,†...
Read More »Air Arabia tickets up for grabs at City Centre Sharjah, Ajman
Dubai / Emirates Business Majid Al Futtaim—the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia—is giving shoppers a chance to win their dream vacation this year with free Air Arabia tickets as part of the ‘For the Love of Travel’ initiative at City Centre Sharjah and City Centre Ajman until April 30. If ...
Read More »Al Hilal Bank signs MoU with ADGM Academy
Abu Dhabi / Emirates Business Al Hilal Bank and Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the International Financial Centre in Abu Dhabi, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop a strategic collaboration between ADGM Academy and Al Hilal Bank. The signing ceremony took place at the ADGM Academy, located on Al Maryah Island. It was attended by Ahmed Ali ...
Read More »Emirates bags four awards
Dubai / Emirates Business Emirates won four accolades at the Business Traveller Middle East Awards 2018. The airline was crowned Best Airline Worldwide, Airline with the Best Business Class, Best First Class Airport Lounge in the Middle East and Airline with the Best Cabin Crew – a testament to its commitment to meet and exceed customer expectations in the air ...
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