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Aldi becomes fourth biggest grocer in UK 

  Bloomberg Aldi has become Britain’s fourth largest supermarket for the first time, overtaking Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc to gain 9.3% of the country’s grocery market. The German discounter’s market share climbed 1.2 percentage points in the 12 weeks to September 4, retail data company Kantar said. Brits have been turning to cheaper outlets and own-brand labels amid the country’s …

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China’s C919 to rival Airbus, Boeing set to be certified

  Bloomberg China’s homebuilt single-aisle passenger jet, the C919, aimed at rivaling planes made by Airbus SE and Boeing Co, could be certified by Chinese regulators as early as September 19, local media reported, in a nod to the aircraft’s model type. The long-awaited granting of an airworthiness certificate for the jet built by Commercial Aircraft Corp of China, or …

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Sainsbury’s hikes pay, offers food to cash-strapped staff

  Bloomberg J Sainsbury Plc has become the latest British retailer to unveil a “cost of living support package” that it says will help staff cope with the steepest inflation in decades. The UK’s second-biggest supermarket will lift pay by 25 pence ($0.34) an hour and offer free food and other discounts for employees, it said. Inflation has already moved …

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Futures advance, dollar extends slide before key inflation data

  Bloomberg US equity-index futures advanced ahead of key inflation data which was expected on Tuesday. Treasury yields dipped and the dollar extended a decline. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 climbed about 0.6% each after the S&P completed its best four-day surge since June following robust pre-order data for Apple Inc’s iPhone 14 Pro Max. The Bloomberg …

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Dollar dive fuels debate if currency’s rally coming to end

Bloomberg The dollar’s pullback in recent days is prompting speculation about whether the currency’s relentless march higher is coming to an end. There is nonetheless a reluctance to write it off just yet. After surging by more than 10% this year, the Bloomberg dollar index has tumbled close to 2% from the all-time peak it hit even as expectations for …

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Air India to add 25 Airbus, five Boeing jets in revamp

Bloomberg Air India Ltd will induct 30 leased aircraft from Airbus SE and Boeing Co into its fleet starting December as its new owner Tata Sons Pvt. prepares to rebuild the former state-run airline. The carrier will add 21 A320neo jets in the second half of 2023 and four A321neo aircraft in the first quarter of calendar 2023, according to …

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US companies step up fall travel: TripActions

Bloomberg US companies are overlooking uncertainty about the economy and booking fall trips at nearly six times last year’s rate after a flat summer for business travel, according to a report. While demand is climbing, average booked fares were down 23% to $419 in August from $543 in mid-May, travel manager TripActions said in the report. That was about $10 …

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Kroger boosts profit forecast on robust grocery demand

Bloomberg Kroger Co exceeded Wall Street’s earnings estimates and raised its annual forecast, citing strong demand for food prepared at home and a shift toward private-label goods. Adjusted earnings in the current fiscal year will range as high as $4.05 a share, up from the previous forecast of no more than $3.95, Kroger said in a statement. The profit measure …

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India retail inflation rises 7% in Aug on food prices

  Bloomberg India’s retail inflation accelerated in August after easing for three months, posing a fresh challenge to the central bank’s efforts to cool prices. Consumer prices rose 7% last month from a year earlier, data released by the Statistics Ministry showed. That’s faster than an estimate of a 6.90% gain in a Bloomberg survey of economists and compares with …

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Euro climbs most since March as ECB helps cool dollar fever

  Bloomberg The euro surged the most in six months against the dollar as European Central Bank (ECB) policy makers underlined the need for further interest-rate hikes and as an anticipated slowdown in US inflation cooled the rampant demand for greenbacks. The common currency rose as much as 1.6% to $1.0198, its biggest increase since March, lent support by more …

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