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Millions of Americans are going to vote for someone other than Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton in November. The Libertarian Gary Johnson and the Green Party candidate Jill Stein together command about 10 percent of the vote in recent polls. Yet their supporters, who feel alienated from the two-party system, probably don’t want their country to adopt a European-style multiparty ...

  One of the big attractions of 3-D printing is that it’s so cheap and simple. Just come up with a design, and that nice little machine you bought for $499.99 at Staples will extrude it in layer after layer of warm plastic that hardens as it cools. And then you have…a plastic thing! If you want your thing made ...

  The post-Brexit battle for Europe’s capital markets business has already started, even before official exit negotiations have been triggered. Bloomberg News reported Thursday that London’s biggest investment banks seem resigned to losing the $570 billion market for clearing trades of euro-denominated derivatives. Some London-based banks want Theresa May’s government to strike an interim deal to protect financial services now. ...

  Dubai / Emirates Business Trade exhibitions related to technology, real estate, education, healthcare and upcoming themeparks are all set to boost the temporary staff requirements as per Dulsco, a regional leader in human resources and waste management. UAE is one of the most sought after destination in the Middle East for the MICE sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions). ...

  Sharjah / Emirates Business Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, Expo Centre Sharjah hosts, with the support of the Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 41st edition of the MidEast Watch & Jewellery show from September 27 to October 1. Expo Centre Sharjah ...

  Gordon Haff Special to Emirates Business There lingers the misperception that DevOps is mostly for companies that sport ping-pong tables and have free sushi for lunch. Trendy Web giants out on the technology bleeding edge. Firms that manufacture construction equipment and have large swaths of legacy computer code? Not so much. It’s really not surprising that this misperception exists. ...

  Bloomberg OPEC members aren’t likely to reach a supply deal in Algiers next week, but an agreement to boost prices could be drawing closer after Saudi Arabia signaled for the first time in two years that it’s willing to cut production. Saudi Arabia and Iran, whose rivalry thwarted a deal with other major producers in April, didn’t reach agreement ...

  Bloomberg The largest oil traders are anticipating little relief to what has become the worst market slump in a generation. All but one of 15 senior oil traders and executives interviewed this week at the annual Asia-Pacific Petroleum Conference in Singapore expect crude to remain between $40 and $60 a barrel over the next 12 months. Brent crude has ...

  Bloomberg Turkey’s sovereign credit rating was cut to junk by Moody’s Investors Service, which concluded a review initiated after an unsuccessful coup attempt on July 15. Moody’s cited rising risks related to Turkey’s external financing needs and a weakening in its credit fundamentals as economic growth slows. The rating was cut to Ba1 from Baa3, leaving Fitch Ratings as ...

Reuters Vodafone Group Plc is getting squeezed in Egypt as its state-backed partner embarks on a solo push into wireless services — crowding the market with a fourth provider while potentially leaving its U.K.-based ally to fend for itself. To finance its own network, Telecom Egypt may sell its 45 percent stake in an existing venture with Vodafone, according to ...