* Shipments seen at 1-2 mln units this year -analysts (Recasts, adds tablet market figures) ...

Dubai stocks fell back on Thursday after touching a two-and-half-month high as real estate stocks slipped after leading six days of gains, while all major Gulf bourses also dropped on sliding financial stocks. ...

* Q4 net loss of 431 mln, vs 1.3 bln profit. US tax reform weighs ...

Imagine for a moment that you just got your paycheck, so you sit down and pay all of the bills that have been piling up. It's a good feeling, isn't it .. ...

Google has a new cloud computing boss and big ambitions to someday produce more revenue from that business than from advertising. ...

* Investment bank weathers tough Q4 better than peers (Adds share reaction, investment bank details) ...

The biggest threat to Volkswagen's 2019 profit is potential tariffs from the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told the Financial Times. ...

The biggest threat to Volkswagen's 2019 profit is potential tariffs from the United States, Chief Executive Herbert Diess told the Financial Times. ...

Qantas Airways Ltd will start the ball rolling on replacing its domestic fleet, including 75 Boeing 737s, toward the end of this year with a decision on the type and number of aircraft expected in 2020, its chief executive said. ...

Britain's FTSE 100 index is seen opening up 7 points on Thursday, according to financial bookmakers, while FTSE 100 futures were up 0.15 percent ahead of the cash market open. ...