BLOOMBERG Stocks extended gains as investors welcomed cooler-than-expected inflation readings in the US and the UK as evidence central banks may be done with their aggressive interest-rate increases.  Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index rose 0.6%. Alstom SA slumped 17% after the train maker said it’s cutting jobs and selling assets to shore up its balance sheet. US equity futures rose more …

ABU DHABI / WAM UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of congratulations to King Philippe of Belgium, on the occasion of King’s Feast, which is observed on November 15. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and His Highness …

ABU DHABI / WAM International media praised the second edition of the Global Media Congress, which began in Abu Dhabi, attributing its success to the fruitful inaugural edition of last year. For its part, Xinhua News Agency highlighted paragraphs from the inaugural speech of Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, UAE Minister of Tolerance and Coexistence, during which he said …