BLOOMBERG Chinese stocks in Hong Kong plunged as a weakening currency, disappointing earnings and worries over the US debt-ceiling deadlock saw traders trim positions ahead of a long weekend. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index closed 2.2% lower on Thursday, capping its worst seek since March before markets close on Friday for a holiday. XPeng Inc fell the most following …

BLOOMBERG Nasdaq futures rallied and chipmakers soared as a bullish sales forecast from Nvidia Corp ignited gains in companies linked to the frenzy for artificial intelligence (AI). Nvidia shares soared 23% in US premarket trading after its forecast for surging revenue surprised even the most optimistic analysts on Wall Street, propelling the company to the cusp of a $1 trillion …

ABU DHABI / WAM H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs, received here today Archbishop Vincenzo Paglia, President of the Pontifical Academy for Life. The meeting addressed the bilateral relations between the UAE and the Vatican in addition to a number of issues of interest, including ways to consolidate peaceful co-existence and tolerance among peoples of …