DUBAI / Emirates Business Off-plan real estate transactions in Dubai increased 60% in 2017, compared to 2016, according to the latest Observer: Dubai Q4 2017 report from leading international property company Chestertons MENA. The figures follow a steep increase in the volume and value of off-plan transactions in the second half of the year, with Dubailand, Business Bay and Al …

Bloomberg The global stock declines that have shaped the week showed signs of easing in the US, with all three major equity indices trading higher. The dollar slump deepened in the wake of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address. The S&P 500 Index gained for the first time in three days as companies including Xerox Corp., Anthem Inc., …

Reuters Cement shares lifted Saudi Arabia’s stock index on Wednesday while other big bourses in the region were weak, with real estate shares pulling down Dubai. The Saudi index rose 0.3 percent as 13 of the 14 cement stocks climbed in unusually heavy trade. Jouf Cement was up 5.4 percent and Tabuk Cement jumped its 10 percent daily limit. The …