Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc., locked in a margin-crushing price war, is offloading costs onto suppliers and limiting the number of single, low-priced items shoppers can purchase in an effort to offset rising shipping costs. In a marked shift in strategy, the e-commerce giant is raising transportation fees for suppliers of beverages, diapers and other heavy, bulky products that are expensive to ...

Abu Dhabi / WAM The China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), the world’s third largest oil company, has been awarded stakes in two of Abu Dhabi’s offshore concession areas following the signing of agreements with the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Wednesday. Under the terms of the agreements, CNPC, through its majority-owned listed subsidiary PetroChina, has been granted a ...

ABU DHABI / AGENCIES President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has issued, in his capacity as the Ruler of Abu Dhabi, a law restructuring Abu Dhabi Investment Council (ADIC) whereby it will become part of the Mubadala Investment Company group. Abu Dhabi is combining two of its investment firms to create a wealth fund with assets of ...