WASHINGTON / Bloomberg U.S. construction spending fell in February by the largest amount in three months. Weakness in nonresidential construction and government offset the strongest month for home construction in more than eight years. Construction spending fell 0.5 percent in February following a 2.1 percent January gain, the Commerce Department reported. Spending declines on construction of factories, communication facilities and …

Bloomberg Sales of U.S. vacation homes tumbled last year from record levels as buyers were held back by tight inventory and turbulence in financial markets. An estimated 920,000 vacation properties changed hands, down almost 19 percent from a high in 2014, according to a survey released on Wednesday from the National Association of Realtors. By comparison, sales of primary owner-occupied …

Our Correspondent/ Emirates Business Australian cafe chain, ‘The Coffee Club’ entered the UAE market in the beginning of 2015 with its first branch at Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall and later expanding to Dubai in March 2015. Over the past one year, the coffee chain has ventured into different locations in the UAE. “The first year has been a whirlwind. The …