Bloomberg When Bank of America Corp. (BoFA) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. posted earnings, one had record income from lending while the other had better-than-expected trading. The surprise is which was which. Goldman Sachs, the vaunted trading house, pointed to growth in its effort to lend to wealthy people as a bright spot. Bank of America, with 4,500 branches across …

Bloomberg Lockheed Martin Corp. raised its profit forecast weeks after a $5.58 billion down payment on the latest contract for its F-35 Lightning II fighter signaled the jet’s revenue potential. Earnings will be $12.30 to $12.60 a share this year, 15 cents more than previously forecast, the company said in a statement as it reported second-quarter profit that topped analysts’ …

KHOBAR / Reuters A ban on laptops and other large electronic devices from the cabins of direct flights to the United States from Saudi Arabia has been lifted, Saudi Arabian Airlines said on Wednesday. In March, U.S. officials imposed restrictions on passengers carrying laptops and other large electronic gear in cabins on nine airlines, most of which were Middle Eastern …

Bloomberg Electrolux AB raised its outlook for growth in North America as second-quarter profit beat estimates and Europe’s biggest maker of household appliances sold more air conditioners to US customers. Demand for appliances in the Stockholm-based company’s biggest market is expected to grow by 3 percent to 4 percent this year, Electrolux said in a statement on Wednesday. That compared …

Bloomberg Flipkart Online Services Pvt has made a revised bid to acquire rival Snapdeal for about $950 million, an offer that could lead to a final agreement between India’s two largest local e-commerce providers within three weeks, according to people familiar with the matter. Snapdeal’s board members discussed the proposal on a conference call late last night after rejecting an …

Bloomberg The skies over Argentina have airline industry veterans lining up planes. The nation’s vast territory and a young working population in Buenos Aires with links to faraway hometowns are two attractions. Join those with a government willing to open virtually untapped markets — currently served almost exclusively by state-run Aerolineas Argentinas SA — and the potential is huge. That’s …

DUBAI / Emirates Business The Internet of Things (IoT) has the potential to unlock up to 11 percent in incremental GDP driving economic growth in the GCC region, according to A. T. Kearney’s latest report, ‘IoT in the GCC: Building a Brighter, More Sustainable Future’. By 2025, the IoT solutions market in the region will be worth $11 billion, generating …

TOKYO / WAM Ways of advancing economic relations between Abu Dhabi and Tokyo to a higher level and promoting the private sector’s contribution to the development drive were discussed at a meeting that grouped senior officials from the two sides in Tokyo on Tuesday. The meeting came during a visit by a UAE delegation participating in the 5th session of …

ABU DHABI / WAM The total number of investors in Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX), by the end of H1 2017 reached 961,000 with a total of 2,276 investor numbers issued by ADX during the same period. Of the total numbers issued during the first half of 2017, 2020 were for individuals and 256 for institutions. Up to 1,173 numbers …

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), announced it is to implement the Common Reporting Standard (CRS), Regulations in support of the United Arab Emirates’ international obligation in implementing the standards of joint disclosures and the exchange of information for tax purposes set out by the G20 and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The CRS Regulations …