BLOOMBERG Concerns about a lackluster economy and slowing growth among some of the country’s biggest companies sent Singapore’s stock benchmark on track to close at its lowest level since early November. The benchmark Straits Times Index fell as much as 0.7%, before trimming some of those losses. The gauge, which is down about 3.4% this year, comes as investors move …

BLOOMBERG US stocks slipped after hiring data remained high enough to quash speculation the Federal Reserve would leave interest rates unchanged later this month. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are on track to end the week lower after data showed a still-resilient labour market, but one that was less robust than implied by the private payrolls report. Tempering any …

ABU DHABI / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan today made a phone call to Santiago Peña, President-Elect of the Republic of Paraguay, to congratulate him on his recent election win. His Highness Sheikh Mohamed wished Peña every success in leading Paraguay and its people to ongoing progress and development, and expressed his hope that the two leaders …