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Kuwait could prompt inflows worth $700mn from investors

Bloomberg Kuwait’s graduation to emerging-markets classification by index compiler FTSE Russell could prompt inflows of as much as $700 million from investors, according to the money manager run by the nation’s largest lender. The Gulf country won inclusion in FTSE Russell’s list during the weekend, rewarding efforts by local regulators and the stock exchange to modernize trading systems and attract ...

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Paying $15 to send $25 has bitcoin users rethinking practicality

Bloomberg Ryan Charles recently switched his business, the social platform Yours Inc., from using bitcoin — simply because he couldn’t afford it. Fees for sending money over the distributed-ledger network have risen nearly 19-fold, from 13 cents per average transaction in the second quarter of 2016 to $2.40 in the same quarter of this year, according to researcher CoinDesk. While ...

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American to pack in more seats in $1.4bn sales push

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. will add more seats to some of its single-aisle jetliners as part of an effort to boost sales by $1.4 billion in the next four years. It’s also targeting $1 billion in cost savings. The carrier’s Boeing Co. 737-800 jets will be revamped to fit 12 more passengers while the Airbus SE A321 planes will ...

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