BLOOMBERG European stocks and US equity futures struggled for direction as traders weighed the latest corporate earnings reports at the start of a week packed with economic data that may help illuminate the path for interest rates. The Stoxx Europe 600 was little changed, with energy companies leading declines as crude prices extended last week’s slump. Banks gained, with UBS …

 DUBAI / GULF TIME Ethmar International Holding (EIH) signed a strategic partnership agreement with EFG Hermes, as part of the preparations for listing EIH as a joint stock company in the UAE stock market. The partnership agreement, whereby EFG Hermes will act as a strategic partner during the private offering process, represents a new milestone in the track record and …

MIYAZAKI / WAM With hunger levels rising and domestic food prices inflation soaring in much of the world, collective actions are necessary to meet immediate and longer-term global food security objectives, QU Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO), said on Sunday at the G7 Ministers of Agriculture Meeting, which concluded in Japan. “We …