Bloomberg Oil climbed to near a five-month high after an industry report pointed to a third straight weekly drop in American crude stockpiles. Futures in New York rose past $42 a barrel after losing 0.8% Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute reported inventories fell by 4.01 million barrels last week. The improving picture in the US overshadowed lingering concerns about the ...

Dubai / WAM Emaar Properties has revealed H1 revenues of AED9 billion and over AED2 billion in net profit, according to a statement by the real estate Dubai-based giant on Wednesday. Mohamed Alabbar, Founder of Emaar, said: “Our performance in the first half of 2020 has demonstrated our fundamental ability to retain strength and act with agility and speed in ...

Dubai / WAM Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank (ADIB) reported a net profit of AED587.6 million and AED 2.5 billion in net revenue for H1 2020. In a statement, the bank said net revenue for H1-2020 decreased to AED2,556.6 million from AED2,887.1 million in H1 2019. Jawaan Awaidah Al Khaili, Chairman of ADIB, said: “This period demonstrated the resilience of bank’s ...