Bloomberg US equity-index futures advanced alongside European and Asian shares as investors awaited fresh developments on foreign trade and this week’s slew of results from major companies. Bonds dropped. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index rose, pointing to a firm open that would keep the American benchmark within sight of a fresh all-time high. Boeing fell in the pre-market amid ...

Bloomberg The British Parliament may have delayed voting on PM Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, but according to Morgan Stanley, there is enough of a reduction in political uncertainty to boost UK and European equities. Morgan Stanley economists believe that despite the hurdles in Parliament, the odds are now in favour of the Brexit agreement being ratified by Christmas. And with the ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE-founded ‘ekar’ has announced a partnership with Masdar to bring electric vehicle car-sharing to the Middle East by purchasing five Tesla models S and X for its fleet, with the vehicles available for hire from Masdar City in Abu Dhabi. “Masdar City installed first rapid charging station for electric vehicles in the Mideast,” said Yousef ...