ABU DHABI / WAM Continuing the profit reaping spree in Thursday’s session, UAE financial markets continued to perform favourably high, spearheaded by the leading shares which rose remarkably over the past three days, driving the general indexes of Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Dubai Financial Market to reach all-time-highs in more than two months. The transactions conducted over five …

  NEW YORK / AP If you build it, they will stay. The small businesses that dominate the home remodeling industry are expecting robust growth in the next few years, thanks partly to baby boomers who want to remain in their homes. Home remodelers say they’ve had a pickup in projects from boomers who are in or approaching retirement and are …

  Bloomberg Russia accused President Donald Trump of rushing to judgement after an apparent poison-gas attack in Syria prompted the harshest US criticism of the Kremlin under the new administration, further denting hopes of a breakthrough in relations. “We would welcome a more considered approach,” President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman, Dmitry Peskov, told reporters on a conference call on Thursday. “This …