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Bloomberg The US economy is showing some scattered signs of picking up from an end-of-year slowdown, muddying President Joe Biden’s efforts to win congressional passage of a $1.9 trillion stimulus package. New claims filed for unemployment benefits have fallen for two straight weeks, while January payrolls are forecast to rebound from a December. Managers in charge of buying supplies for ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. will recall about 135,000 Model S and X vehicles in the US after a months-long investigation by the nation’s auto-safety regulator concluded their touch screens are defective. Tesla equipped certain Model S sedans from 2012 to 2018 and Model X crossovers from 2016 to 2018 with Nvidia Corp. processors that are prone to wearing out, Tesla said ...

Bloomberg The UK is launching a consultation on its post-Brexit subsidies system, which the government has hailed as a “significant milestone” in the country’s future outside the European Union (EU). The new UK-wide “subsidy control system” will replace the EU’s state aid regime, which was a major stumbling block in Brexit talks last year. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government believes ...

Bloomberg Nestle SA is in talks to sell its US bottled-water business to private equity firm One Rock Capital Partners, according to a person familiar with the matter. The deal could fetch more than $4 billion and be announced as soon as this month, the person said, asking not to be identified as the matter is private. Talks are ongoing ...

Bloomberg Regions of the UK powered by a combination of nuclear and wind are already hitting 2030 climate targets, according to an industry report. Britain has pledged the deepest cuts in greenhouse gas emissions in the Group of 20 nations to put the UK at the vanguard of the fight against climate change. The prime minister’s goal to slash pollution ...

DUBAI / WAM The UAE Government has launched a programme to attract elite graduates from distinguished educational institutions in the UAE and the world, and involve them in creating innovative solutions for the UAE’s future. The “Moonshot 2071” Apprenticeship Programme, will seek to develop pioneering ideas for the UAE’s next 50 years, and design the future of governments. Organised by ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) announced on Tuesday that it has signed and completed a strategic real estate investment partnership with Abu Dhabi Pension Fund (ADPF). The transaction is ADPF’s third successive energy infrastructure and real estate asset partnership with Adnoc and marks ADPF’s largest single transaction with Adnoc to date. The ADPF partnership ...

DUBAI / WAM Zulekha Hospital in the UAE and Israel-based Health Plus have signed a mutual agreement to cooperate in the field of medical tourism. The partnership hopes to further strengthen both healthcare systems by sharing medical expertise and best practices. In their statements, following the signing of this agreement, Senior Director Administration at Zulekha Hospital Dubai Dr Zia Ur ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan ordered the disbursement of a grant worth AED24,392,473 to athletes who accomplished sporting achievements in 2019, benefitting 680 athletes from 29 federations. The grant will be distributed to athletes without holding the customary annual ceremony, in line with the precautionary measures adopted by the country to protect ...

Bloomberg Opec and its allies can celebrate their success in buoying world oil markets when they gather this week. But the coalition will soon be faced with some tough choices. Last month’s pledge by Saudi Arabian Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman to slash production by a further 1 million barrels a day has buttressed global markets against the latest ...