Berlin / AFP German-British travel giant TUI said on Thursday it is weathering the hard times brought on by a series of terrorist attacks despite a slide in revenues in its third quarter. “People still want to travel, but they’re travelling differently,” chief executive Fritz Joussen said in a telephone conference. “The overall number of travellers will be higher …

  Bloomberg European equities traded at a seven-week high, coming close to erasing their post-Brexit losses, boosted by optimism in the recovery as companies from Zurich Insurance Group AG to KBC Group NV posted profit that beat estimates. Zurich Insurance added 4.5 percent after saying earnings fell less than projected. Belgian lender KBC advanced 5.5 percent after posting better-than-expected profit …

  DUBAI / Reuters Gulf stock markets were soft early on Thursday after oil prices and global bourses pulled back, while Saudi Arabia edged down despite the Saudi regulator’s announcement that it would ease restrictions on foreign investment sooner than expected. The Saudi index fell 0.3 percent in the first 75 minutes of trade with most banks and many second-tier …