September, 2016

• 6 September

  US stocks rise on Enbridge, GE acquisitions

    New York / AFP Wall Street stocks rose early on Tuesday, lifted by merger announcements, including Canadian pipeline company Enbridge’s acquisition of Spectra Energy in an all-stock deal valued at $28 billion. The Enbridge deal will create an network of oil and gas pipelines serving most of Canada and the United States. Spectra surged 10.7 percent, while Enbridge advanced ...

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• 6 September

  European stocks hover near 8-month high before ECB meet

    Bloomberg European stocks were little changed, poised for their highest close since January, as investors awaited this week’s European Central Bank meeting. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index added 0.1 percent at 1:43 p.m. in London, paring a rise of as much as 0.3 percent, while Germany’s DAX Index added 0.4 percent, inching closer to erasing its annual drop. Europe’s ...

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• 6 September

  Apple event has world watching for new iPhone

  

    San Francisco / AFP Apple is expected to unveil a new iPhone and maybe even a second-generation smartwatch at a special event in San Francisco on Wednesday. The rumour mill has been grinding away with talk of iPhone 7 models that will boast faster chips, more sophisticated cameras, and improved software while doing away with jacks for plugging in ...

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• 6 September

  Pen an ode to digital luxury on Montblanc’s smart paper

  

    Relaxnews The German brand famous for premium pens, watches and leather goods is showing off an augmented notebook and pen set at IFA 2016 that automatically digitizes handwritten notes. Real-world pens that can capture real-world notes and send them to a computer, tablet or smartphone screen are nothing new — LiveScribe has been successfully cultivating a loyal following of ...

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• 6 September

  Meizu chases power users with latest smartphone

  

    Bloomberg The Meizu M3 MAX launched on Monday in Beijing is aimed that users that want a handset that’s good for business and entertainment. The phone boasts a Low Temperature Poly-silicon (LTPS) full HD 6-inch display. It goes easy on battery reserves and will also be kinder to users’ eyes if they want to use their handset at night. ...

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• 6 September

  Mercedes to transform cars into roving parking-space finders

  

    Bloomberg To help end the blind search for a parking gap in crowded city streets, Mercedes-Benz cars will start giving each other a headsup when a space is free. Drivers often pass by free spaces when they’re not looking to park and that information will be noted by the car and uploaded to help others, under a pilot project ...

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• 6 September

  Sony’s Games guru races Zuckerberg for lead in VR

  

    Bloomberg Shuhei Yoshida has reason to celebrate. The head of Sony Corp.’s games development is six weeks away from the introduction of its first virtual-reality headset and demand seems promising. The $399 headset is sold out at retailers around the world, even though most customers haven’t been able to try it out. But on a rainy evening in Tokyo, ...

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• 6 September

  Bangkok battles plastic peril

  

    Bangkok / AFP A line of prisoners emerges from Bangkok’s sewers covered in a thick film of slime and hauling buckets of sludge — frontline troops in the battle against a rising tide of plastic waste. Located just 50 centimetres above sea level and criss-crossed with canals, Thailand’s throbbing capital has long had to fight off floods and an ...

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• 6 September

  Sportswear biggies cash in on Sneakerhead subculture

  

    New York / DPA Dating back at least to the 1980s as a minority pursuit in the United States, the Sneakerhead subculture has now broadened out to a mass market that extends well beyond brands like Air Jordan and Converse Chuck Taylor. Streetwear — particularly the trade in limited collections — has emerged from the underground to become a ...

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• 5 September

  Mohammed praises role of culture, meets Arab writers

  

    Dubai / WAM Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, said that the UAE has become a focal point for a cultural movement in the Arab region, thanks to the spread of world-class cultural, artistic and creative centres in the state that provides good environment for talented people. He ...

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