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Final Countdown: US To Decide President In Landmark Election

While both the candidates are neck to neck, polls suggest that US president Barack Obama has a slight edge over Republican Mitt Romney.

US Clears Sale Of Missile Defense System To UAE, Qatar

The two Gulf countries are planning to buy Lockheed missile-defense systems worth up to $7.6 billion.

US Elections: Who Is the GCC’s Favourite?

GCC leaders will choose economics over politicised debate in the US election.

Barclays Hit By Fresh US Investigations

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may seek a $435 million civil penalty and roughly $35 million in disgorgement from the lender.

Emirates, Etihad Cancel Flights As Hurricane Sandy Nears

The massive hurricane is expected to hit the US east coast on Monday evening.

Brent Slips Near $109 As Hurricane Sandy Approaches US

Six East Coast oil refineries representing 1.19 million barrels per day could potentially be hit by the deadly storm.

Gold Holds Slight Gains, But Firm US Dollar Weighs

Investors were now waiting for the US payrolls report and the US elections.

Arabs Grudgingly Favour Obama In US Election

People in the Middle East view Republican candidate Romney as being too aggressive.

Obama Wins Third Debate With Romney

The final meeting between the US President and his challenger focussed on foreign policy and military might.

Obama Puts Romney Right On Libya Issue

The 2nd US presidential debate was a more evenly matched affair than the first, with Obama just edging it.

EXCLUSIVE: GE’s Immelt Increases Gulf Footprint, Cuts Slow-Growth Operations

GE CEO Jeff Immelt says the firm will cut jobs globally but inject $1 billion into Saudi Arabia.

US Lauds Saudi Commitment To Help Moderate Oil Price

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said earlier this month that the Kingdom was prepared to meet any additional demand for oil.

Saudi Deals Boosted US Arms Sales To $66.3bn In 2011

The Kingdom bought weapons worth $33.4 billion from the US last year, says new report.

Apple Becomes Most Valuable Company Ever

With a market capitalisation of around $623 billion, the tech giant is now the world’s most valuable public firm.

Standard Chartered Reputation ‘Damaged’ After Fine

Standard Chartered may have settled its Iran regulatory dispute for $340 million but investors remain wary.

Brent Ends At Three Month High On US Data

Brent oil futures ended at a fresh three-month high on Tuesday as strong US retail sales, tighter North Sea crude supplies and speculation about economic stimulus outweighed weak euro zone data

Apple Drops YouTube App In New Software

Next generation iPhones and iPads will no longer have Google’s YouTube app pre-installed in the software.

Standard Chartered Questions New York Action

New York’s top bank regulator has threatened to revoke the bank’s state licence over alleged Iran ties.

Standard Chartered May Lose NY Licence Over Iran Ties

New York’s top bank regulator has accused the UK-based bank of hiding $250 billion in transactions tied to Iran.

Exclusive: US Ambassador On Middle East Turmoil

American Ambassador to the UAE Michael Corbin speaks to Ian Fairservice and Alicia Buller about his hopes for Middle East economic stability.

OPEC Oil Output Drops In July On Iran

Supply from OPEC members fell by 450,000 barrels per day (bpd) in July to 31.2 million bpd, a survey has found.

Murdoch Resigns From News Corp Boards

The media mogul has stepped down from some of the company’s subsidiary boards that oversee its British titles.

Citigroup Q2 Profit Drops 12%

The US-based bank saw overall net income fall to $2.94 billion in the second quarter of the year.

IMF Cuts Global Growth Forecast

The Eurozone debt crisis is slowing down economies across the world, said the International Monetary Fund.

Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Meets Obama

The crown prince and the US president discussed regional issues and global energy prices during the meet.

Brent Prices Hit 18-Month Low

Poor outlook for the US economy and rising supply pushed oil prices to around $92 per barrel on Thursday.

Nasdaq Reimburses Facebook Claims

The stock exchange will pay $40 million to investors hit by technical glitches during Facebook’s IPO debut.

Oil Hits Seven-Month Low

Crude oil prices dropped to nearly $100 per barrel fueled by fears about the Eurozone crisis.

Zuckerberg Drops Off Billionaires List

The Facebook CEO has lost $1.5 billion in the last five days, losing his spot among the world’s 40 richest people.

Kingdom Holding Sells $200m Hotel

Prince Alwaleed’s Kingdom Holding Company will retain its stake in the Fairmont San Francisco Hotel.