Bloomberg US index futures and European stocks fall as investors weighed the prospects of a quicker withdrawal of monetary stimulus and the economic impact of renewed lockdowns. December contracts on the S&P 500 Index falls 0.4% after the underlying gauge posted a last-hour decline. A rout in technology shares that spurred those losses echoed in a 0.6% drop in Nasdaq ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc shares closed at a record high, with the iPhone maker bucking broad-based weakness in the tech sector to rise for a seventh straight session. The stock rises as much as 3.2% but pared much of that advance in afternoon trading, ending with a gain of 0.3%. The company’s seven-day rally represents its longest streak of positive sessions ...

Dubai / WAM The governments of Jordan, Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Monday signed a landmark declaration of intent to build renewable electricity and water desalination capacity and address the threat posed by climate change on energy and water security in the region. The signing, that took place at the UAE Leadership Pavilion at Dubai Expo, was witnessed ...