Bloomberg Most Gulf stock markets fell on Thursday amid soft oil prices and mixed corporate earnings, while Egypt was hit once again by concern about instability in the country’s currency. Dubai’s index edged down 0.1 percent. Dubai Parks & Resorts surged 3.8 percent but real estate stocks were weak, with Deyaar Development dropping 1.1 percent after reporting a 17.8 percent …

  Bloomberg Swatch Group AG, the maker of Omega and Tissot timepieces, reported its lowest first-half profit in seven years as demand cratered in Hong Kong, France and Switzerland. First-half operating profit declined 54 percent to 353 million francs ($359 million), the Biel, Switzerland-based company said in a statement on Thursday. The company said last week that earnings at that …

  Bloomberg EasyJet Plc reported lower quarterly revenue and said volatility would affect the key summer travel season as the British low-cost carrier faces headwinds including a string of terrorist attacks across its main markets and Britain’s decision to exit the European Union. Sales in the fiscal third quarter ended June 30 fell 2.6 percent to 1.2 billion pounds ($1.58 …