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Bloomberg Prime Minister Boris Johnson is considering sealing off Greater London and ordering at-risk members of the population to stay at home under a potential scenario designed to avert a second national lockdown, according to news reports on Saturday. Possible measures include locking down the capital if infection rates spike and tightening quarantine rules on those flying into the UK, ...

Bloomberg When it comes to helping employees balance work hours with relaxation, Acuity Insurance Chief Executive Officer Ben Salzmann has a unique tool at his disposal: a 65-foot Ferris wheel. Before the pandemic struck, Salzmann would regularly fire up the amusement-park staple inside the company’s Sheboygan, Wisconsin, headquarters. About twice a month, employees were invited to bring their families in ...

Bloomberg A group of Italian investors may bid for London Stock Exchange Group Plc’s Borsa Italiana unit, amid government pressure to keep an asset that’s considered strategic in “Italian hands,” Corriere della Sera reported. The potential investors include banks, Italy’s state lender Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, insurance firms and state-backed funds such as Fondo Strategico Italiano and F2i SGR SpA, ...

Bloomberg Hammerson Plc, which owns about a dozen large UK malls, aims to raise $785 million from a rights issue, Sky News reported. The owner of the Bullring in Birmingham and the Brent Cross shopping center in north London is seeking extra cash as coronavirus crisis slashes revenues for landlords, Sky reported, without saying where it got the information. Lazard ...

Bloomberg Oil dipped in tandem with a risk-off move in US equities as investors await a clear signal on supply amid expectations for a build in stockpiles. Futures in New York declined as much as 1.4% on Tuesday. Equities across the US, Europe and Asia weakened with investors laser-focused on corporate earnings results as an indication of the economic damage ...

Dubai / WAM The Islamic Arab Insurance Company PSC (Salama) has received all necessary regulatory and internal approvals to increase Foreign Ownership Limit (FOL) from 25 percent to 49 percent as per Securities and Commodities Authority (SCA) Certificate. A company statement posted on Dubai Financial Market (DFM) website, said Salama has contacted Dubai Central Securities Depository to start the necessary ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Younis Haji Al Khoori, Under-Secretary of Ministry of Finance, has said that the United Arab Emirates has proven itself to be a model to the world when it comes to dealing with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19) thanks to the guidance of the country’s wise leadership, the cooperation between all authorities, and the community’s commitment and adherence ...

DUBAI / WAM In line with the UAE government’s commitment to support the business community, Dubai South has announced the extension of its incentive package for Business Park and Business Centre clients until the end of the year. The move aims to help companies navigate the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic and ensure business continuity during the recovery period. ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced its CSD & Registry Services Department has listed the capital increase of 500,000,000 shares for Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) in the investors’ accounts. Accordingly, the accounts have been updated and the new shares will be tradable from July 28, said ADX in a statement on Tuesday. The AED 500 million ...

TAIZ / WAM The UAE is continuing to provide free healthcare services to the residents of Yemen’s Red Sea Coast, through the mobile clinics of the Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) and as part of its various relief and humanitarian projects. The ERC’s three mobile clinics staffed by 12 doctors received 200 patients from various age groups from Al Sawadiyah in ...