Reuters Qatar’s equity index climbed on Tuesday as passive funds flowed into shares now included in FTSE’s secondary emerging market index while other Gulf markets sagged. Doha’s index rose 1.0 percent, recouping some of the percent losses from the previous session. Passive funds will flow into 22 shares from Tuesday, and the stocks will continue to be bid up ...

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air China Ltd. signed a cooperation agreement that will enable the Star Alliance members to take on competition from the rival Skyteam partnership on China-Europe routes and boost earnings. The flag carriers of Germany and China plan to increase coordination on flight schedules and expand code-sharing on China-Europe flights when the venture takes off ...

  Bloomberg Airbnb Inc. gained market share in France, the world’s most visited tourist destination, despite a string of terrorist attacks that depressed bookings at traditional hotels. The San Francisco-based company’s apartment-sharing website drew 3.6 million travelers to France in June, July and August, 86 percent more than in the same period a year ago, it said in a statement ...