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Bloomberg Groupon Inc. surged in premarket trading after a report that the discount-slinging website is actively seeking a buyer. The merchandise and voucher vendor has approached several public companies in recent weeks to try to drum up interest in a sale, Recode reported, citing two people it said were briefed on the effort and without identifying the companies involved. Chicago-based ...

Bloomberg Just as Prime Minister Theresa May softened her plan for leaving the European Union — a move that companies welcomed — the resignation of the UK’s top Brexit officials creates new uncertainty for business. Carolyn Fairbairn, the director-general of the Confederation of British Industry, called the weekend resignations of Brexit Secretary David Davis and his deputy, Steve Baker, a ...

Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. agreed to sell its offices on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and purchase rights to another site, which will become the entertainment giant’s new New York campus. The company is selling its West 66th Street location and related buildings for $1.15 billion to Silverstein Properties Inc. and is acquiring 99-year rights for land at 4 ...

Bloomberg 21st Century Fox Inc. is preparing a higher offer for Sky Plc to counter Comcast Corp., according to people familiar with the matter said, marking the latest twist in a global M&A contest between some of the world’s largest media companies. The move is likely to come around the time of the formal approval by Britain for Fox’s bid, ...

Bloomberg Renewables can generate half of Britain’s power by 2030 without adding to consumer bills, potentially crowding out nuclear as a significant low carbon source of electricity. That’s the conclusion of the National Infrastructure Committee, an independent body that advises government on how to meet the country’s long-term needs for large construction projects. It recommended the government should make 50 ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai SME, the agency of the Department of Economic Development (DED) in Dubai, mandated to develop the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector, in conjunction with the Dubai Statistics Centre, released a new study on the local SME sector as part of Dubai SME Development Plan (SMDP), which is part of the Dubai Plan 2021. The study ...

SHARJAH / WAM Sultan Abdullah Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Sharjah Economic Development Department (SEDD) received Dr Khalid Omar Al Midfa, Chairman of Sharjah Media City, Shams, and Shehab Ahmed Al Hammadi, Shams Director-General. The meeting discussed means of cooperation and mutual work for the benefit of investors. SEDD chairman said the meeting is important for enhancing cooperation and speeding ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The value of foreign trade between the UAE and Vietnam, including free zones trade, totalled nearly $9 billion in 2017, with exports accounting for around $324 million, re-exports around $282 million, and imports for around $8.4 billion. An analytical study, titled, “The Reality of the Foreign Trade between the UAE and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,” ...

DUBAI / WAM Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) announced that its Board of Directors and sha- reholders had approved a bond repurchase program-me of up to $300 million. Repurchases will be conducted through transactions in the open market, the company said, and announced that pursuant to this approval it had repurchased $43 million of its bonds maturing in 2024. DAE Managing ...

DUBAI / WAM Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates Airlines, received the 2018 Carrier Award for Reliability and Excellence (CARE) by DHL Global Forwarding for transportation of temperature sensitive pharmaceuticals. The award was received by Henrik Ambak, Emirates Senior Vice President, Cargo Operations Worldwide at 18th Global Life Sciences and Healthcare Conference organised by DHL at Baveno, Italy. The ...