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DUBAI / EMIRATES BUSINESS Dream Design Properties, Australia’s first property investment, wealth-creation and mentoring organization is pleased to have finally open their office doors in the UAE, offering real opportunities for investors from the Middle East and GCC to invest in the booming property market in Australia. Founder, Zaki Ameer, a self-made millionaire, real estate expert and wealth development coach ...

Washington / Bloomberg Americans are paying less at the pump and more at the toll booth, making municipal bonds for highway projects one of the rare winners from the oil-market crash. Tax-exempt toll-road and turnpike securities have gained 1.8 percent this year, outpacing the 1.6 percent return for the broad $3.7 trillion market, Bank of America Merrill Lynch data show. ...

Bloomberg This is the kind of news that school- choice advocates and skeptics alike need to pay attention to: The Economist magazine reports that a team of academic economists found that students who won a lottery in Louisiana to receive vouchers to go to the public or private school of their choice did worse than students who didn’t win the ...

Bloomberg You may have heard technology stocks have had an ugly start to the year. But while they’re battered, they still aren’t cheap. It is true that early 2016 has been unkind to the technology market. Check out this chart of the share price to estimated earnings of the S&P 500 information technology sector index, which includes mega-to-medium companies such ...

Bloomberg Twitter is now, officially, a pinata. Investors have torn into the execution of its business model, its share price and its very reason for existence. Given Twitter’s wayward strategies and revolving-door management structure over the years, some of this may have been inevitable. Still, Twitter has a big audience, it provides a service its users like, and maybe it’s ...

Dubai / Emirates Business US company Cinemersia is launching a new consumer service VR Being There that will bring a new angle to preserving that special day. “With the eruption of VR into the consumer market,” said David Marlett, principal of Cinemersia, “it makes sense for every wedding to now be captured in full spherical 360 degrees. Brides and grooms ...

AFP One half of the world’s most successful song-writing partnership has put down his Hofner bass and picked up his computer to help Microsoft spread some love this Valentine’s Day. Sir Paul McCartney is one of the most famous, successful, revered and respected singer-songwriters in the history of popular music. Therefore it’s not surprising that when he was approached by ...

Relaxnews Versace is getting in the mood for Valentine’s Day with the launch of a romantic new emoji app and a capsule collection of t-shirts. The Versace Emoji app sees the brand’s iconic Medusa turned into a smiley face with a range of different playful expressions and styles. Users can embellish photos from their own library or create original images ...

Focusing on soft touches of blush, intense pinks and Springtimeflorals, this special range from the SS 2016 collection celebrates the dainty, romantic side of women with modern renditions of classic themes. Wear a pair of floral sneakers for a cool walk at the park. Take all your essentials in a powder pink tote finished in beautiful crafted leather. Go for ...

London/ Emirates Business Forget flowers this Valentine’s Day — after all, nothing says “I love you” like some good old luxury fashion. If you’re on the lookout for a chic gift this February 14 then here are five ideas. Burberry London A classic trench coat is a wardrobe staple and Burberry is one of the go-to brands for sophisticated outwear. ...