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World stock markets moved higher after a choppy start Tuesday as hopes for new measures to boost China’s economy outweighed worries about the health of Spanish banks and their potential to worsen Europe’s debt crisis.

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A record drop in retail sales added to Spain’s woes Tuesday as the country struggles to contain the crisis crippling its banking industry and investors remained wary of the country’s ability to manage its debt.

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Nissan Motor Co, Japan’s No.2 automaker, will start making Infiniti cars at a 2-billion-yuan ($315 million) plant in China from 2014 as it moves to challenge the dominance of German rivals in the world’s largest auto market.

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Telecom and bank shares might seem unlikely havens amid the current crisis in Europe, but both could be good places to hide while awaiting the verdict on Greece’s status in the euro zone.

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Miuccia Prada trained as a mime before she became the doyenne of Italian fashion, so it’s hardly surprising she’s adept at quietly telegraphing her vision through her designs.

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Mobile Telecommunications Company Saudi Arabia, or Zain KSA, on Sunday announced the approval of its proposed capital restructuring.

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Etihad Airways has leased a Virgin Australia Boeing 777-300ER for use on its route between Abu Dhabi and Kuala Lumpur. The once a week wet lease service again reflects the importance of the relationship between the two carriers.

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Ahmed Butti Ahmed, the executive chairman of Ports, Customs and Free Zone Corporation and director-general of Dubai Customs, on Sunday inaugurated the second Middle East Fragrance Summit, or MEFS 2012, which run until today the Ritz Carlton – DIFC in Dubai.

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Egyptian stocks tumbled the most in two months after unofficial presidential election results showed the two most-divisive candidates are headed for a runoff next month. Arabian Gulf shares retreated.

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