Bloomberg The cyber-attack that spread rapidly around the globe was stifled when a security researcher disabled a key mechanism used by the worm to spread, but experts said the hackers were likely to return as many computers remain at risk. Hackers can still gain easy access to personal computers that lack a security update issued in March by Microsoft Corp. …

Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. and Intel Corp. weighed in with their own gripes about Qualcomm Inc. while cheering on the US Federal Trade Commission’s lawsuit accusing the chipmaker of trying to corner the market for semiconductors used in smartphones. The South Korean company, one of Qualcomm’s largest customers, and Intel, one of its biggest competitors, filed arguments in support of …

Bloomberg Netmarble Games Corp. rose as investors pursuing a high-growth alternative to traditional industry piled into South Korea’s biggest coming-out party in seven years. Shares in the mobile game developer and publisher ended 3.2 percent higher at 162,000 won in Seoul, after rising as high as 9.2 percent above the initial public offering price. The company now has a market …

BAGHDAD / Agencies OPEC and other major oil exporters which are currently taking part in output reduction have reached consensus to extend the limits of cuts until the end of the year, according to the Iraqi and Algerian oil ministers. “All members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries support an extension of the output cuts for a second six-month …

ABU DHABI / Agencies UAE stocks closed on a high note on Thursday, gaining AED8 billion driven by a buying spree over leaders, primarily Emaar Properties which rose AED 7.49 ahead of the company’s announcement of its Q1 financial statements. The Dubai Financial Market (DFM), General Index rose by 0.74 percent to 3,420 points and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange, ADX, …

Bloomberg Dana Gas PJSC profit nearly doubled in the first quarter as the United Arab Emirates-based natural gas producer boosted output. Net income rose to 40 million dirhams ($11 million) from 22 million dirhams a year earlier, the company said on Thursday in a statement to the Abu Dhabi stock exchange. Sales climbed 44 percent to 432 million dirhams. Dana …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE dirham has continued to appreciate in Q1 2017 for the twelfth consecutive quarter, according to Central Bank of the UAE statistics. With a few exceptions, the dirham appreciated against most of the UAE’s main trade partners. From the import side, the weighted dirham’s appreciation against its top-nine non-dollarised import partners, which claim 48.5 percent …

ABU DHABI / WAM Waha Capital, a leading investment company based in Abu Dhabi, has reported a net profit of AED87.6 million for the first quarter of 2017. The company’s asset management division, which manages capital markets, and private equity and private debt investments, continued to deliver strong returns and now accounts for just over two thirds of total income. …

ABU DHABI / WAM Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) announced Q1 total revenues of AED4.1 billion, an increase of 6 % on previous year (Q1 2016: AED 3.9 billion), for the period ended March 31, 2017. Saeed Al Dhaheri, Acting Chief Operating Officer, said, “After the completion of our two-year transformation programme, I am pleased to announce a return …

Dubai / WAM The country’s commitment to internationally agreed standards of transparency and exchange of information for taxation purposes was the crux of a workshop organised by the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development. The workshop reviewed a series of issues of close relevance to tax and monetary policies developed to realign taxation …