Dubai / WAM National Bonds, a sharia-compliant savings and investment company in the UAE, has started providing financial planning tips and tools via its website as part of its continued efforts to spread financial literacy among the UAE population and the wider region. Launched by the Financial Advisory unit at National Bonds, the new financial planning section offers valuable insights …

  Bloomberg The UK should avoid any drastic steps to cut corporate taxes, or similar measures, as it prepares to start talks on leaving the European Union, Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Loefven said. The premier of the largest Nordic economy also said the U.K.’s exit from the 28-nation bloc “shouldn’t take longer than necessary.” “But if the UK wants some …

  New York / AFP US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is nearing a deal to buy US biotech firm Medivation, which specializes in cancer treatments, for nearly $14 billion, US media reported. Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal said the deal could be made public as early as Monday. The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, said it could be …