Bloomberg After a dreadful March quarter for Asian corporations, investors are bracing for another wave of reporting cards that will reflect the first full three-month period during the worst virus outbreak in living memory. More than 280 companies on the MSCI Asia Pacific Index are expected to report results next week, and the number will continue to climb in August. …

Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, on Saturday received a telephone call from Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan. During the conversation, the two leaders discussed ways of strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation to serve the mutual interests of the two …

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd., controlled by Asia’s richest man, toppled ExxonMobil Corp. to become the world’s largest energy company after Saudi Aramco, as investors piled into the conglomerate lured by the Indian firm’s digital and retail forays. Reliance, which manages the biggest refinery complex, gained 4.3% in Mumbai adding $8 billion to take its market value to $189 billion, while …