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Hyperactive bond markets hit a bump

It was fun while it lasted. For a few quarters, it seemed as though the bond-trading business was back in force, with trading volumes accelerating to records on the heels of a flood of new debt sales and more uncertainty about the US economy. Most of the big US banks enjoyed better-than-expected earnings in the first three months of the ...

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Brace for chaos if US expands airline laptop ban

The trans-Atlantic flight could soon become a gadget-free zone if U.S. officials press forward with a security ban on laptop computers and other larger electronic devices on airline flights from Europe. Carriers are bracing for operational chaos at European airports after the Department of Homeland Security said last week it might expand to Europe a ban imposed in March on ...

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Mother of the UAE chosen as Person of the Year 2017

Abu Dhabi / WAM HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, Chairwoman of the General Women’s Union, Supreme Chairwoman of the Family Development Foundation and President of the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood ‘Mother of the UAE’ was chosen as the Person of the Year 2017 by the Khalifa International Award For Date Palm And Agricultural Innovation. This was announced during ...

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