Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. issued a disappointing revenue and profit forecast for the busy holiday quarter, suggesting sales growth is slowing for the e-commerce giant while higher pay for warehouse workers could hurt the bottom line. Revenue will be $66.5 billion to $72.5 billion in the current period, the Seattle-based company said in a statement, falling short of analysts’ average estimate …

DUBAI / WAM The UAE has been ranked first globally in five Islamic economic sectors, according to the latest results of the “Global Islamic Economy Report 2018-2019.” The Dubai Islamic Economy Development Centre (DIEDC) on Sunday published the results of the report, titled “An Inclusive Ethical Economy.” The sixth report in the series was commissioned by DIEDC and produced by …

Emirates Business Agthia Group PJSC, one of the UAE’s leading food and beverages companies, reported a net profit of AED 159 million during the first nine months of 2018, representing a 9% like-for-like increase compared to the same period last year. The group also reported AED 1.49 billion net revenues while gross profit margin reached a record-high 34.7 percent because …