Dubai house prices to drop at slower pace: Reuters poll
Dubai’s house prices are expected to fall at a slower pace this year and next than previously thought as hopes for a successful vaccine rollout...
International
‘Gamestonk’ and the case for investor caution
It sounds like the start of a parable: Investors stuck inside during a pandemic begin to bid up an asset until its price becomes untethered...
Elon Musk tags draw investor cash — from bitcoin to petwear
Elon Musk, currently ranked as the richest person in the world, put a “#bitcoin#’” on his twitter profile page on Friday, and the price of...
British Airways to use vaccine passport app Verifly
British Airways announced on Friday that it was planning to use the Verifly app to check vaccination, Covid-19 testing and other health status certifications on...
GameStop rallies back as US regulators eye wild trading
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission waded into the battle between small investors and Wall Street hedge funds on Friday, warning brokerages and social-media traders...
Turkish right-wing, allied with Mafia, holds back economic reform
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has committed the Turkish government to economic reform, but his alliance with the right-wing nationalist MHP party — which is closely...
Hyundai wrestles with the risks of embracing Apple
Executives in Hyundai Motor Co Group are divided over a potential tie-up with Apple Inc, with some raising concerns about becoming a contract manufacturer for...
Shell Nigeria responsible for oil leaks, must pay damages — Dutch court
Royal Dutch Shell is liable for the damage caused by oil spills in Nigeria, an appeals court in the Hague said in a verdict announced...
France, US, 140 countries agree to push cross-border tax reform
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and his new US counterpart Janet Yellen agreed to seek an international agreement on new rules for taxing multinational...
Sterling eases off recent highs as investors temper vaccine optimism
The British pound retreated on Thursday from the multi-month highs it hit in the previous session, as investors tempered some of their optimism about COVID-19...
