BLOOMBERG Nasdaq futures signalled further gains in US tech shares after August 21’s rally, while the sector also outperformed in Europe and Asia. Contracts on US stock gauges climbed, with those on the Nasdaq 100 Index rising 0.4%. Nvidia Corp gained 1.4% in premarket trading, after an 8% jump onAugust 21 that buoyed tech stocks amid optimism about its earnings ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Central Bank of the UAE’s  (CBUAE) public budget reached an all-time high of AED650 billion by the end of June 2023, as revealed by its latest fiscal report. The report for June 2023 showed that a monthly increment of 0.2 percent led the public budget to rise to AED649.42 billion at the end of June, ...

ABU DHABI / WAM The Federal Tax Authority (FTA) confirmed that its flagship “Muwafaq Package” and “Specialised Tax Agent” transformational projects, which were both launched this year, have achieved remarkable results, effectively facilitating compliance procedures for taxpayers. Launching these projects forms part of the authority’s strategy to contribute to the government’s efforts to design major and rapid transformational projects that ...