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Amazon to sell Apple products sans speaker

Bloomberg Apple and Amazon.com, two of the world’s most valuable technology companies, struck a deal to get the newest iPhones into the hands of Amazon customers. Amazon said it would begin selling the most-recent iPhone, iPad, Mac computer, Apple Watch and Apple TV models on its website, along with branded accessories and headphones from Apple’s Beats subsidiary. Apple introduced the ...

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Longview gets turboprop crown in Bombardier deal

Bloomberg A little-known company on Canada’s west coast will become king of the turboprops and owner of some of the most storied brands in the country’s aviation history after striking a deal with Bombardier Inc. Closely held Longview Aviation Capital Corp. is poised to become North America’s largest maker of turboprop aircraft with its $300 million purchase of Bombardier’s Dash ...

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Lion Air plane rips wing in another incident post crash

Bloomberg Days after Lion Air lost a plane in Indonesia’s worst air disaster in two decades, the carrier has found itself in the midst of another incident. A Boeing 737-900ER operated by PT Lion Mentari Airlines clipped a pole while taxiing at Bengkulu airport in southern Sumatra, shearing the tip of its left wing, the carrier said in a statement. ...

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Marks & Spencer may close more stores: CEO

Bloomberg Marks & Spencer Group Plc said it may step up store closings as the troubled UK retailer reported another decline in sales. After announcing plans in May to shut about 100 of its large stores selling food and clothing, Chief Executive Officer Steve Rowe said that the number is only a “first stage” in the company’s turnaround plan. “It’s ...

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Kenya Air stops tickets for Burundi flights

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc. has ceased issuing tickets for flights to Burundi after the state demanded the airline’s wholly owned budget carrier fly bigger jets. While Jambojet Ltd. received authorisation to operate between the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, and Bujumbura, Burundi’s main city, the Ministry of Transport, Public Works, Equipment and Land Use Planning failed to give requisite approvals because of ...

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Walmart shoppers get new holiday offers. Its staff, not so much

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is rolling out the red carpet for shoppers during the Black Friday holiday weekend, doling out everything from deep discounts to free coffee and cookies. Its legions of store employees, though, won’t see anything special this year. Despite an extremely tight labour market, recent wage hikes by rivals and concerns that the historically frugal retailer will seek ...

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Deal signed to strengthen UAE-Hungary cooperation

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), with the Hungarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The MoU was signed during their meeting at the headquarters of the chamber. The MoU affirms the commitment of both sides to reinforce the economic and commercial cooperation between the UAE and Hungary, through ...

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Opec considers 2019 oil production cuts

Bloomberg The wind changed again in the oil market as Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) signalled it will consider a return to cutting output next year, potentially making the second production U-turn this year. With the US midterm elections over and crude futures wilting in the face of another historic shale oil surge, the cartel will discuss a change ...

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UAE, Moldova to boost ties in infra sector

DUBAI / WAM Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed Belhaif Al Nuaimi, Minister of Infrastructure Development, met with Chiril Gaburici, Minister of Economy and Infrastructure of Moldova, and his accompanying delegation on Wednesday. During the meeting, held at the Ministry of Infrastructure Development headquarters in Dubai, the two sides discussed means of developing ties in the infrastructure development sector. Dr Al Nuaimi ...

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SoftBank plans to develop $1.2bn solar power plant in Saudi Arabia

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. is planning to develop a $1.2 billion solar power plant in Saudi Arabia, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The plant, to the north of Riyadh, would generate 1.8 gigawatts of power, the people said, asking not to be identified because the plans are private. SoftBank has started preliminary talks with banks and developers ...

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