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Crypto

Bitcoin, Ether extend crypto selloff as big Fed rate hike looms

An Ether jump since mid-June that was spurred by hype around an upgrade of the Ethereum blockchain is rapidly unwinding

cotton

Climate change: How has extreme weather affected cotton?

The world’s cotton supply keeps shrinking, hit by drought and heat

UAE, world leaders offer tributes to Queen Elizabeth II

Britain’s longest reigning monarch passed away on September 8, at age 96

Pure health invest in US healthcare company

UAE’s Pure Health to invest $500m in Ardent, a US healthcare company

Ardent is the fourth largest privately held acute care hospital operator in the US, with 30 hospitals and more than 200 sites of care across six states

Israel

Calev’s newsroom: How Israel and the Gulf are cooperating on defence

The growing level of cooperation has been set in motion by the Abraham Accords

oil rig - Sidara - John Wood

Oil extends gains after US exports jump amid tightening supply

Crude is heading for a weekly gain as signs of a tightening supply outlook offset concerns over an economic slowdown

Etihad

UAE’s Etihad Airways to ramp up flights to New York from November

From November 15, a total of 11 weekly services will connect Abu Dhabi to New York

Oil August 1

Oil extends losses on global slowdown and chance of more supply

Investors are also facing the prospect of rising supply as demand moderates

Saudi permits all types of visa holders to perform Umrah

The decision coincides with the start of the Umrah season for the current year

IPOs

Here are Asia’s biggest IPOs to watch for the second half

Share sales globally plummeted some 70 per cent from a year ago in the first half, to levels not seen in almost two decades

Netflix

Netflix fires another 300 employees in latest round of cuts

The job losses are across the company, with most affected workers based in the US

Bitcoin

Bitcoin drops to one-month low as US CPI report hurts sentiment

The world’s largest digital token tumbled as much as 6.4 per cent to $25,593, its lowest level since May 12

Oil extends gain as US stockpiles tighten before driving season

West Texas Intermediate futures climbed toward $111 a barrel after rising 0.5 per cent on Wednesday

Berkshire Hathaway

Berkshire tweaks bank play with $2.9bn bet on Citi

Berkshire’s now betting on Citigroup as new management takes over

Sheikh Khalifa

The world offers tributes to Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan passed away on May 13, at age 73

Hub71

Abu Dhabi’s Hub71 welcomes 16 new startups to join ecosystem

The new cohort will have the opportunity to develop advanced technologies and gain access to the emirate’s innovation ecosystem

Oil edges lower as market tightness eases, pipeline restarts

Oil extends advance above $100 as Ukraine crisis continues

US crude output will grow at a slower pace than previously expected

UAE and US’ Mars missions to collaborate on science data analysis

The partnership will enable the sharing and collaborative analysis of data and observations made by EMM’s Hope Probe and NASA’s MAVEN

Oil retreats as US weighs reserves release to combat inflation

West Texas Intermediate futures slid 5 per cent to trade near $102 a barrel, trimming a monthly advance

OPEC says it’s stabilised oil market

The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and its partners have resisted calls to raise output faster

Innovative products and trends governed Gulfood 2022

Zero waste, food security, homegrown brands, organic and plant-based food products and innovation in agriculture were key highlights of this year’s F&B event

UAE’s non-oil foreign trade rises 27% in 2021

China ranked first as the country’s largest trading partner in 2021

Oil extends eight-week rally on intensifying Ukraine tensions

Crude surged to the highest since 2014 last week

Oil edges higher after drop in stockpiles

Oil has rallied over the past seven weeks to the highest level since 2014

Oil’s red-hot rally takes a breather after seven weekly gains

Oil has rallied on improving demand and supply outages, putting $100 a barrel within reach

Dubai’s Emirates to resume full US operations this week

Services to Chicago, Dallas Fort Worth, Miami, Newark, Orlando and Seattle will resume from January 21

Sir Tim Clark Emirates Airlines - Boeing

US 5G rollout ‘utterly irresponsible’, says Emirates president

Sir Tim Clark noted that the airline wouldn’t take any risks

Mubadala Energy

Dwindling OPEC+ spare capacity sets oil up for sizzling summer

Last month, the 10 OPEC nations in the accord managed only 60 per cent of their stipulated 250,000 barrel-a-day increase

Emirates Dubai USA

Dubai’s Emirates suspends flights to nine US destinations

The airline cited operational concerns with the planned deployment of 5G mobile network services at certain airports in the US

Pandemic travel

Israel to end Covid travel restrictions to several countries including UAE, UK and US

The travel ban was put in place in December as an effort to prevent people infected with coronavirus from entering the country