China’s Anbang Insurance Group is stretching the definition of time with its planned acquisition of U.S. insurer Fidelity & Guaranty Life. It’s been more than 10 weeks since the Beijing-based company withdrew its approval request with the New York Department of Financial Services for its $1.6 billion acquisition of the life insurer, saying it planned to refile “in the …

  UAE has bettered its global position in innovation. The country ranked first among Arab countries and 41st worldwide in terms of overall performance on 2016 Global Innovation Index, which was announced at the UN headquarters in Geneva. It is up from second in the Arab World and 47th globally in 2015. The Innovation has taken the centre stage as …

  Bloomberg European stocks retreated in thin trading, after briefly paring losses, as a stronger euro weighed on exporters. Carmakers were among the biggest losers in industry groups as subdued prospects for a Federal Reserve rate increase this year weakened the dollar, sending the euro higher. Volkswagen AG slipped 1.7 percent after a report the US Department of Justice was …