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Silicon Valley tech moguls are conducting an enormous experiment on the nation’s children. We should not be so trusting that they’ll get it right. Alphabet Inc. unit Google has taken a big role in public education, offering low-cost laptops and free apps. Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook Inc. is investing heavily in educational technology, largely though the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Netflix ...

Bloomberg Singapore property stocks are set for their best annual performance in five years, and strategists believe the rally is far from over. With an expected pickup in real estate following the easing of housing curbs, developers are expected to be the bright spot in Singapore equities as gains in the city-state’s stocks may be limited for the rest of ...

Bloomberg European stocks headed for the biggest gain in seven weeks, boosted by French equities after the country’s new president won a free hand to drive through economic reforms. Oil slid as fears of an ongoing supply glut refused to go away. Banks and automakers were the biggest winners as the Stoxx Europe 600 gained a second day. The CAC ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is set to receive orders and commitments worth roughly $30 billion for the stretched Max 10 upgrade of the 737 workhorse, as its first new jet in almost four years counters Airbus SE’s headstart at the largest end of the single-aisle aircraft market. The biggest 737 variant is set to get more than 240 orders from at ...

Bloomberg Reebonz Pte, Southeast Asia’s largest online luxury retailer, is planning to raise as much as $150 million to bolster its marketplace business and fund expansion in China, Japan and South Korea. Reebonz has been working with investment banks including Credit Suisse Group AG and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. since May to engage potential investors, Chief Executive Officer Samuel Lim ...

Bloomberg Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc’s stock may rise 85 percent by 2020 as the company boosts its share of a growing market for aircraft engines, Eashwar Krishnan, managing partner of hedge fund Tybourne Capital Management said in Hong Kong. The company is at an “inflection point” Krishnan told the Sohn Conference. A low cash flow leads investors to undervalue Rolls-Royce, which ...

Emirates Business Dubai-based airline, flydubai, and Mercator, a global provider of software platforms and product-enabled solutions to the travel and transport industry, have announced the signing of a seven-year extension to their air cargo management contract. The renewal agreement reaffirms the continuation of the strategic partnership initiated in 2012, designed to provide flydubai with a next-generation technology platform that enables ...

Emirates Business Cleartrip, a leading mobile and online travel company in the Middle East, has officially launched an Arabic-language website to support its GCC market expansion efforts and provide users in the region with localized browsing and booking capability. The new website includes content and promotions relevant for Arabic-speaking audiences, and comes with a host of useful features, tools and ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. began the first US test of new airport-security scanners that provide a more detailed view inside carry-on luggage and may allow travelers to keep laptops in their bags. The CT scanner, using technology borrowed from the medical world, is being used in a security checkpoint lane at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport, the airline said ...

DUBAI / Emirates Business Prepaid card demand and usage in the UAE is expected to rise as increased number of consumers seek cost-effective electronic payment solutions, with a low-risk of fraud, and flexibility of usage. According to a Research and Markets report on UAE Prepaid Cards Business and Investment Opportunities, the country is expected to record a 15.9 per cent ...