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Global stocks tumble amid inflation worries; dollar up

  Bloomberg Global stocks and US equity-index futures tumbled as stubborn inflation in the world’s biggest economy bolstered the case for more aggressive monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve. Contracts on the S&P 500 Index slid 0.7% after the equity gauge slumped to the lowest level since March 2021. Nasdaq 100 futures lost 1.1%. Equity benchmarks from Hong Kong to ...

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Crypto billionaires’ vast fortunes are destroyed in weeks

  Bloomberg Coinbase Global Inc founder Brian Armstrong had a personal fortune of $13.7 billion as recently as November and about $8 billion at the end of March. That’s now just $2.2 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, after a selloff in digital currencies from Bitcoin to Ether triggered a precipitous decline in the market value of Coinbase, the ...

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UAE supports global drive to address soil degradation

ABU DHABI / WAM Food producers around the world face multiple challenges, and soil degradation is one of the most serious ones. According to global statistics, 52% of the world’s agricultural soil is currently degraded to varying degrees. Unsustainable human activities put a strain on the soil and deplete its organic content. This leads to soil degradation, exacerbating food shortages, ...

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Alpha Dhabi net profit hits AED2.84bn in Q1

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Alpha Dhabi Holding has announced its financial results for the first quarter of 2022, reporting a net profit of AED2.84 billion, up significantly year-on-year from AED100 million. Revenues stood at AED8.17 billion for the first three months of 2022, representing a year-on-year increase of 700% with strong contributions from investments in the healthcare sector, which ...

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UAE to slash tariffs on Indian goods by 90%, says minister

  New Delhi / WAM Abdullah bin Touq Al Marri, Minister of Economy, said the implementation of a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) signed between India and the UAE on February 18 came into force on May 1 with the arrival of the first imports exempted from tariffs. In an interview with the Emirates News Agency (WAM), Al Marri said ...

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Yahsat Q1 revenue up 9.4% to AED362.5mn

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company on Wednesday announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31. Yahsat reported first-quarter revenue of AED362.5 million, reflecting an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. All business segments performed well, with a particularly exceptional performance in both managed solutions and mobility solutions, which increased by 26.0 percent and 45.4 ...

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Yahsat announces AED362.5m revenue growth in Q1 2022

  ABU DHABI / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company on Wednesday announced its financial results for the three-month period ended March 31. Yahsat reported first-quarter revenue of AED362.5 million [$98.7 million], reflecting an increase of 9.4% year-on-year. All business segments performed well, with a particularly exceptional performance in both managed solutions and mobility solutions, which increased by 26.0 percent ...

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