Bloomberg Investors will get some big insight into big retail this week. Several of the largest consumer-facing companies report results for the first quarter — the three months immediately following the critical holiday season that sets the stage for the rest of the year. Walmart Inc., Home Depot Inc. and Macy’s Inc. are three of the major chains scheduled to …

NEW DELHI / WAM Dr Ahmed Abdul Rahman Al-Banna, UAE Ambassador to India, met with Shri M J Akbar, Minister of State for External Affairs of India, and discussed bilateral cooperation to ensure and provide an enabling environment to support the development of both countries. During the meeting, Dr Al-Banna and Akbar emphasised their commitment to further strengthening bilateral cooperation …

Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies showed signs of abating. The dollar slipped and the 10-year Treasury yield pushed towards 3 percent. The S&P 500 Index climbed as technology shares paced gains after President Donald Trump made a major reversal on an earlier move to block telecom equipment maker ZTE Corp. from …