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Nasdaq and Borse Dubai Sign Landmark Market Technology Deal
February 21st, 2017
Borse Dubai will overhaul trading and post-trade technology of Dubai Financial Market, paving the way for various market enhancements including CCP clearing Nasdaq, Inc. (Nasdaq:NDAQ) and Borse Dubai today announced a new landmark agreement to bolster the technological infrastructure of Dubai’s stock ...
Leading law firms pull away from Qatar
February 10th, 2017
Leading law firms pull away from Qatar Two of the world’s largest law firms are set to shut up shop in Qatar. Clifford Chance and Herbert Smith Freehills are both closing their offices in the region in the coming ...
Looking to find a job in UAE? These are the top sectors hiring in UAE today
February 6th, 2017
UAE professionals with healthcare qualifications and experience are more likely to find a job today than most of their peers, as the industry continued to show a high demand for new talent. Across the Middle East, there are job ...
Ford posts Q4 net loss on accounting shift
January 31st, 2017
After posting a fourth-quarter net loss mainly because of accounting changes, Ford Motor Co. finished 2016 with a $10.4 billion pre-tax profit, down slightly from record results in 2015. Fourth-quarter pre-tax profit was $2.1 billion, down $500 million due ...
LinkedIn reveals UAE’s most powerful profiles
January 23rd, 2017
LinkedIn has released its first ever list of the most powerful profiles in the UAE. Based on the most views, the world’s largest professional network has revealed its UAE 2016 Power Profiles list, which includes 45 profiles of CEOs ...
Oil prices mixed on Saudi commitment to cut output, investor scepticism
January 17th, 2017
Oil markets were mixed on Tuesday, supported by growth in U.S. crude production and Saudi Arabia saying it would strictly adhere to a commitment to cut output, but held back by scepticism in financial markets that oversupply would be ...
Oil Posts Biggest Two-Day Gain in 6 Weeks as Saudis Make Cuts
January 13th, 2017
Saudis cut production to less than 10 million barrels a day Russia ready to discuss export monitoring, minister says Oil climbed, posting the biggest two-day gain in almost six weeks, after Saudi Arabia said it cut production even more ...
Oil prices stumble after strong jump in U.S. crude stocks
January 12th, 2017
Crude prices slipped Thursday after data showed a stronger-than-expected increase in U.S. crude and distillate fuel stocks at a time when oil exports out of the Middle East are surging. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude ...
SIX Swiss Exchange has appointed a new Chairman
January 11th, 2017
The Board of Directors of SIX has appointed Romeo Lacher its new Chairman with immediate effect. Romeo Lacher has been chairing the Board of SIX on an interim basis since 1 October 2016. He has many years of management ...
Investing in Gold? What year 2017 shows
January 9th, 2017
Should you invest in gold in 2017? Gold investment demand tends to go up when the world economy is uncertain and volatile. 2016 was an archetypal game of two halves for gold investors. From January up until early June, ...