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  Bloomberg Rupert Murdoch said he was abandoning plans to explore a merger of Fox Corp. and News Corp., two media companies he controls, after investors pushed back on the deal. Fox said Tuesday that it had received a letter from Murdoch saying that he and his son Lachlan, the chief executive officer of Fox, had determined a combination was ...

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. shares declined after the company warned that revenue growth in its cloud-computing business will decelerate in the coming months and corporate software sales will slow, fueling concern about demand for the products that have driven its momentum in recent years. Shares fell as much as 2.7% to $235.51 in pre-market trading. Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said ...

Bloomberg Germany pledged to supply Ukraine with more than 100 Leopard 2 battle tanks in a joint effort with allies, providing Kyiv’s forces with a significant upgrade in firepower and earning effusive praise from President Volodymyr Zelenskiy. In a first step, Germany will make a company of 14 Leopard 2 A6 tanks available from stocks held by its armed forces, ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said he would consider an invitation extended by President Volodymyr Zelenskiy to visit Ukraine, as Japan’s ruling party No. 2 publicly urged the premier to go ahead with the trip. Kishida told lawmakers Wednesday a decision would be based on the circumstances. Liberal Democratic Party Secretary General Toshimitsu Motegi told parliament it would be desirable ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) has reduced the fees for 14 main and sub services and waived the fee for one service as of January 1. The move aligns with the objectives of the ‘’Make in the Emirates” initiative to create an attractive business environment for local and international investors and support ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Capital will host the 2023 Fortune Global Forum from November 27-29, for the first time in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena), the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (Added) announced. Held under the theme ‘A New Era for Business’, the forum will address global agendas currently including market and trade dynamics, ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE’s Edge group has announced a strategic investment in High Lander, the company behind Universal UTM, a drone-agnostic unmanned traffic management solution which provides the automation, coordination, and safety much needed in increasingly crowded skies. The $14 million investment creates a ground-breaking partnership and is already forging ongoing deals and high-value opportunities in both the ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi (Kezad) group announced that it has signed an agreement with Emerging World FZC, the sole importer of Pran-RFL Group’s products in the Middle East region, to establish a Programme for Rural Advancement Nationally (Pran) manufacturing plant catering to local and regional markets. The AED 110 million facility, developed in multiple phases, ...

Dubai / WAM The General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSSA) on Tuesday launched the ‘Your Commitment Protects You’ campaign to spread awareness on inspection controls and guidelines. It has further highlighted the obligation of an entity towards abiding by inspection controls and guidelines, as well as unnecessary fines incurred on employers as a result of violating registration and monthly ...

Bloomberg For the 8,000 people suffering from cystic fibrosis in the UK, Kaftrio is a miracle drug. For the cash-strapped National Health Service, it’s a foretaste of an unaffordable future. Costing £100,000 ($123,000) a year per patient, Kaftrio could add hundreds of millions of pounds to the £180 billion annual NHS bill, a new liability even as the service struggles ...