Emirates Business Pioneering Swiss watchmaker Rado is beefing up its collection with the HyperChrome 1616, an oversized hypermasculine ode to the spirit of discovery. A reinterpretation of Rado’s vintage Cape Horn collection, the HyperChrome 1616 pays tribute to the 400-year anniversary of the brave discovery of this South American headland. In 1616, two Dutch merchants pushed the limits of …

  Bloomberg Indian banks received 2 trillion rupees ($29.8 billion) of cash after the government’s November 8 surprise move to abolish high-denomination banknotes, as customers queued for hours to deposit or exchange the old bills and ATMs ran dry. With the banned bills accounting for 86 percent of money out of circulation, there is tremendous pressure on the nation’s banking …

  Bloomberg MetLife Inc., the largest US life insurer, said third-quarter profit tumbled 52 percent on derivative losses and costs tied to the spinoff of a US retail business as Chief Executive Officer Steve Kandarian reorganizes the company. Net income slipped to $571 million from $1.2 billion a year earlier, New York-based MetLife said in a statement. Profit excluding some …