ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the leading international financial centre, on Wednesday hosted a delegation of high-profile business leaders from Israel, as the two countries continue to explore bilateral growth and investments opportunities. The forum was hosted as part of Abu Dhabi’s long-term economic commitment to attract and retain new businesses and investors to its hub, ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Al Yah Satellite Communications Company, the UAE’s flagship satellite solutions provider, has announced its financial results for the 12 months period ended on December 31, 2021. It reported revenues of AED452.7 million [$123.3 million], exceeding the prior year by 7.9 percent, leading to full-year revenue of just under AED1.50 billion [$408 million], marginally up year-on-year. ...

  Bloomberg Malaysia’s state oil company Petroliam Nasional Bhd. swung to profit in the final three months of 2021, due to a smaller impairment loss, higher earnings and elevated crude oil prices. Petronas posted net income of 13.4 billion ringgit ($3.2 billion) in the December quarter, versus a 1.1 billion ringgit loss a year earlier, the company said. Revenue climbed ...

  Bloomberg Gazprom PJSC, the Russian state-controlled energy giant, is already in the process of settling a $1.3 billion debt due on Monday. The company wired the cash to the settlement bank, which will probably release the funds on March 4, a person familiar with the matter said, declining to be identified because the information is private. Gazprom also has ...

There are many ways in which Russian President Vladimir Putin has made the world a more dangerous, brutish and frightening place. One is by raising the potential for nuclear Armageddon. Two scenarios stand out. The first involves the short term; the other, the long. In the short term, we’re all hoping his latest nuclear threat is just a bluff. During ...

Nike Inc is so on trend right now. By making its hottest sneakers harder to find, it’s on its way to becoming more a top-end name, like Gucci or Louis Vuitton, than a mainstream product. That’s of immense value to both the sportswear giant’s brand equity and its profits. And with American luxury on a tear, it’s a strategy the ...

  Something still feels broken in the labour market. There are many jobs and wages are up. But there is also a sense of uncertainty and misery. Service jobs can be grueling, and despite recent growth, people’s wages over the course of their careers aren’t increasing as fast as they once did — especially when you account for inflation. And ...

  A common problem in environmental, social and governance investing is that if you own stock in a coal company, and you care about ESG, so you sell that coal company stock, you are sort of by definition selling it to someone who does not care as much about ESG. And then what? It is fairly straightforward to say “I ...

Bloomberg Target Corp soared after unveiling a forecast for new profit gains on top of the pandemic-related boom that has already sparked robust growth. Operating profit will post a percentage increase in the low single digits this year, the retailer said, bucking Wall Street’s expectations that the closely watched number would decline. Target also predicted steady financial gains beyond 2022 ...

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will stop flying over Russia for its daily flights to India, becoming the last major US passenger carrier to withdraw from the airspace following the invasion of Ukraine. The airline expects short-term disruptions as it reroutes flights to Mumbai and New Delhi from its hubs in Chicago, Newark and San Francisco, spokeswoman Leslie Scott said. ...