Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said fourth-quarter profit rose 15 percent, fueled by a gain on an investment in Dow Chemical Co. Net income increased to $6.29 billion, or $3,823 a share, from $5.48 billion, or $3,333, a year earlier, the Omaha, Nebraska-based company said in a statement. Operating earnings, which exclude some investment results, were $2,665 a ...
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Mexican companies craft plan to sidestep US grain imports
Bloomberg One of Mexico’s largest business groups is working on a bargaining chip ahead of talks to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement: finding alternatives to the US for grain imports. The Consejo Coordinador Empresarial, one of the nation’s top business chambers, is examining countries such as Brazil and Argentina to add new sources for soy, corn and ...
Read More »Mohammed approves AED1bn for improvement of Dubai roads
Dubai /Â WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, approved the award of a contract for the improvement of Tripoli Road in a 12 km stretch to provide a link between the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road and the Emirates Road at a cost of AED500 million. ...
Read More »â€˜Martyrs will be a source of determination, strength’
DUBAI, SHARJAH, RAL AL KHAIMAH / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday extended his condolences to the families of martyred UAE servicemen Sulaiman Mohammed Al Dhuhouri and Nader Mubarak Eisa Sulaiman, and the martyred UAE ambassador to Afghanistan, Juma Mohammed ...
Read More »Gulfood marks 30 years with new ‘business first’ segmented format
DUBAI / Emirates Business Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) officials are confident a new segmented show format will be the next stage of the annual Gulfood exhibition’s evolution, as the show prepares for the biggest format shake-up in its highly successful 30-year history. Opening Sunday, Gulfood’s five-day run is expected to attract up to 90,000 food professionals, with some ...
Read More »Pharma barons cite delay in digitizing labs in India
Bloomberg Heads of two of India’s largest drug makers said integration of electronic systems to prevent quality lapses in factories is going slower than expected, as the industry looks to adapt to increased scrutiny from regulators in the developed world that have resulted in sanctions and slowed sales. “This is a much more digital world than where pharma companies ...
Read More »Iron ore hit with reality check as RBA says $90s won’t last
Bloomberg Iron ore’s having a reality check on rising doubt that the exuberance that lifted prices to the highest since 2014 is entirely rational given the outlook for additional supply, the record stockpiles in China and statements of caution from some of the world’s biggest miners. Futures in China fell on Friday, with Australia’s central bank saying it expected ...
Read More »Trump’s deportation policy stands to drive up farm wages
Bloomberg Across America’s orchards and crop fields, a shrinking supply of migrants has already driven pay up faster than in the broader workforce. President Donald Trump’s immigration policy may turbocharge that trend. Wages for US fieldworkers rose 36 percent over the past decade through the conclusion of last year’s harvest in October, compared with 27 percent among non-farm employees, ...
Read More »Luxury London home sales at risk as wealthy shun UK visas
Bloomberg The number of wealthy people granted investor visas to live in the UK fell by more than 80 percent last year from the peak in 2014, a sign that luxury home sales in the capital may slump further. While so-called Tier 1 investor visas rose 12 percent in 2016, the total granted was just 215, according to government ...
Read More »VW’s diesel damages hit $23bn after latest charge
Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s provisions for the diesel-cheating scandal rose to 22.6 billion euros ($23.9 billion), as the German carmaker continues to tally damages from the worst crisis in its history. The company took a charge of 4.4 billion euros in the fourth quarter, more than double the total from the previous nine months, to reflect a settlement related ...
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