Bloomberg European stocks advanced and US equity futures were steady on Tuesday while oil gained as investors evaluated the prospect of tougher sanctions against Russia. Bonds retreated amid deepening concern about inflation and the policy response. The Stoxx Europe 600 index edged higher. The energy sector outperformed, with Vestas Wind Systems leading gains for renewable-energy companies amid an uncertain ...

  Sharjah / WAM With the onset of Ramadan 2022, The Big Heart Foundation (TBHF), the Sharjah-based global humanitarian organisation that helps refugees and those in need worldwide, has announced a campaign titled ‘Who am I?’ to appeal for Zakat and general donations. The inspiring campaign calls on our humanitarian spirit without using haunting images of suffering or using the ...

  Bloomberg India’s biggest mortgage lender agreed to buy one of the country’s most valuable banks to create an almost $190-billion behemoth to ride a boom in home loans and consumer spending in the world’s fastest-growing major economy. Housing Development Finance Corp., which issues mortgages to more than half the home buyers in a country of 1.4 billion people, will ...