Bloomberg Poland’s central bank has its credibility increasingly on the line after gambling that economic growth is strong enough to commit to tightening as its next move. While the 10-member Monetary Policy Council kept its benchmark interest rate at a record low of 1.5 percent on Wednesday, in line with the predictions of all 30 analysts surveyed by Bloomberg, …

  Reuters Gulf stock markets dependent on foreign funds, such as Dubai and Qatar, fell on Wednesday as the region absorbed the shock of Donald Trump’s US election win and prepared for more volatile trad- ing ahead. Trump, feared by markets because of his views on trade, immigration and taxation, may enact policies that could affect the oil price, the …

  Bloomberg Indian equities and the rupee weakened after Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government unexpectedly withdrew high-denomination banknotes and as Donald Trump clinched the US presidency. The S&P BSE Sensex tumbled as much as 6.1 percent before trading 2.8 percent lower at 12:50 p.m. in Mumbai. The rupee dropped 0.2 percent to 66.7425 per dollar, poised for its biggest drop …

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. plans to equip its next Galaxy S smartp- hones with a Siri-like digital assistant, seeking to make a come- back after the global debacle that precipitated the death of its flawed Note 7 lineup. Samsung, which last month acquired US-based artificial-intelligence software company Viv Labs Inc., said the Galaxy S8 slated for next year will …

  Bloomberg Time Warner’s Turner unit said Tuesday its international business is launching a digital division to lead digital innovation. Turner International is led by president Gerhard Zeiler. The international unit of Turner, led by chairman and CEO John Martin, has so far consisted of a European, Latin American and Asian operation. Time Warner, which recently agreed to be acquired …

  Relaxnews What should you do when a colleague collapses at work or when someone loses consciousness in the street? Defibrillators are now installed in most public places (train stations, streets, etc.) and workplaces, and can save lives in the event of cardiac arrest. An app- lication, called “Staying Alive”, lists 80,000 such devices worldwide, and lets users locate nearby …

  Emirates Business Infoblox Inc., the network control company that provides Actionable Network Intelligence, today announced the latest release of its software (NIOS 8.0) for DNS, DHCP and IP Address Management (DDI) to automatically scale according to the needs of the network. NIOS 8.0 provides organizations with “elastic scaling” capability – a way to add or reduce DDI capacity on-demand …

  Bloomberg This month in England, H&H Auctions will sell more than 100 vintage motorcycles taken from one of the biggest collections in the country. Among the lot are four sidecar motorcycles that are as notable for their rarity as for their quirky design style and ride personalities. There will be a 1924 AJS Model D Combo, a 1932 BSA …

  Langenselbold / DPA Black Beauty is a dream horse; he’s obedient, his stable never needs cleaning out, and he never needs food, a vet or a blacksmith. He never bucks or bolts, and his rider never needs to worry about falling out of the saddle. “When I ride him I can just concentrate on myself,” enthuses German dressage rider …

  ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), in partnership with Occidental Petroleum, announced on Tuesday its intention to expand its Al Hosn facility, which will increase sour gas processing by 50 percent of existing capacity. The plant could become operational within the life span of ADNOC’s new five-year business plan, part of the company’s ‘2030 …