Bloomberg HSBC Holding Plc shut some branches in Hong Kong, including the one in its main office, after several staff tested positive for Covid. HSBC is closing the BL1, L3, L5 and L6 floors which offer branch services at its main building in the Central district, the London-based bank said in a statement. Five branches in Tuen Mun and ...

  Bloomberg After their worst start to a year in decades, Treasuries are reasserting their haven status and eclipsing the appeal of riskier assets — a troubling combination for Bank of America Corp (BofA) strategists. US sovereign debt attracted $7.4 billion in inflows, the most since the coronavirus pandemic first struck, according to a BofA note citing EPFR Global data ...

  Bloomberg Google said it would bring its Privacy Sandbox initiative to Android phones, vowing to chart a less “blunt” path than rival Apple Inc., whose push to protect users’ personal information has dinged the digital advertising market. The Alphabet Inc company, which relies on ads for most of its revenue, said it can protect phone users’ data while giving ...

  Bloomberg Japan’s top automakers emerged from a tough 2021 punctuated by a global semiconductor shortage and are forecasting profit will increase on the back of higher vehicle prices. However, a looming shortage of analog chips threatens to cloud the outlook. While tight supplies of semiconductors are set to ease later this year, the next bottleneck is likely to come ...

  Bloomberg Ford Motor Co is looking at ways to separate its electric-vehicle operation from its century-old legacy business, hoping to earn the sort of investor respect enjoyed by Tesla Inc. and other pure-play EV makers. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley wants to wall off Ford’s electric operations from its internal combustion engine business and has even considered spinning off ...

  Bloomberg The biggest assembler of iPhones said component shortages that plagued electronics production for more than a year are showing signs of easing, a potentially encouraging signal for manufacturers across industries. There will be a major improvement in parts shortages in the first quarter, with “overall supply constraints” set to ease in the second half, James Wu, a spokesman ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM Under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, Khalifa Fund for Enterprise Development announced its plan to establish an innovation and entrepreneurship centre in the Republic of Kenya. The centre will focus on launching programmes, workshops, and ...

  Bloomberg Oil headed for the first weekly loss in two months as investors weighed the crisis over Ukraine and the potential return of Iranian barrels to the market. West Texas Intermediate slipped, trading near $91 a barrel after losing as much as 3% on Friday. Oil’s recent rally has shown signs of cooling, albeit from an exceptionally high level. ...

  ABU DHABI / WAM The 2022 Qudwa-Pisa Global Competence Forum will take place on Saturday at Expo 2020 Dubai under the theme of “Preparing students to live in an interconnected world.” The event, held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM The key strategic agreements signed between India and the UAE on Friday in the presence of top leaders of both countries marked a “milestone” in the bilateral relations, which will lead to a “glorious, shared future,” India’s top diplomat told the Emirates News Agency (WAM). “The signing of the UAE-India Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement during ...