Bloomberg Voice assistants such as Apple Inc.’s Siri and Amazon.com Inc.’s Alexa are at the center of a sweeping European Union (EU) antitrust inquiry into how Silicon Valley uses data to gain a tight grip on growing markets. EU watchdogs already see signs that tech giants might be restricting access to data or making products that don’t work well with …

DUBAI / WAM Master developer Nakheel has announced that it sold almost 250 properties with a total sales value of over AED600 million in the last four months, with ready-to-occupy villas most in demand. Among the most popular are Nakheel’s family villas at Nad Al Sheba, where a third phase of ready-to-move-into properties has just been released, after phases one …

Bloomberg Oil edged lower with a weaker demand outlook underscored by Opec’s decision to taper production cuts and US economic data signaling a slowing recovery in the labour market. After hitting a four-month high, US crude futures fell as much as 1.5% on Thursday. Next month, Opec+ plans to add at least 1 million barrels a day of supply to …