Bloomberg Warren Buffett, the top investor in United Continental Holdings Inc., faulted the airline for a confrontation last month with a passenger who was ripped out of his seat and dragged off a plane after refusing to give up his spot for a crew member. “Obviously, it was a terrible mistake,” Buffett said on Monday in a televised interview …

  Dubai / Emirates Business In a bid to offer Mideast customers direct access to commercial equipment on sale by contractors from world over; Grays Mideast Plant (GMEP) announced the launch of its full end-to-end online auctions on www.graysmideastplant.com. The strategic announcement included both the launch of its unparalleled website for online auctions as well its first construction and earthmoving …

  Bloomberg Commerzbank AG benefited from a rise in income from trading securities six months after it rolled out a strategy to scale back the business. The Frankfurt-based lender posted net income of 217 million euros ($237 million) in the first quarter, compared with 169 million euros a year earlier. That beat the 74 million-euro average of four estimates compiled …