Dubai / Emirates Business Al Yasmina Academy, part of Aldar Academies, the UAE’s leading provider of private education, is celebrating its students’ best-ever A-level results. Among those finishing the final year of A-levels, 74% percent achieved one or more A* to B grades, a 10% increase over 2015. Meanwhile, 35% of pupils earned all A* or A grades, a …

  London / AFP Retail sales in Britain, a key driver of the economy, rebounded 1.4 percent in July from June’s drop, official data showed on Thursday, indicating no immediate fallout from Brexit but analysts warn of a tough year ahead. Sales by volume rose far higher than expected following a 0.9-percent drop in June that had been caused by …

  Bloomberg United Bankshares Inc. agreed to buy Cardinal Financial Corp. in an all-stock deal valued at about $912 million to expand in the Washington, D.C, region. The buyer will pay 0.71 United share for each Cardinal share, a price that represents 2.24 times Cardinal’s tangible book value as of June 30, the companies said Thursday in a statement. The …