Bloomberg Glencore Plc will return an additional $4.45 billion to shareholders in dividends and share buybacks after first-half profit more than doubled to a record thanks to surging coal prices. Glencore, the world’s top coal shipper, has been one of the biggest winners from the global energy crunch as demand surges for fossil fuels. The company’s sprawling trading business …

  Bloomberg Shell Plc has given the vast majority of its employees a bonus equivalent to 8% of their annual salary as earnings surge to historic highs. “In recognition of the contribution our people have made to Shell’s strong operational performance against a recent challenging backdrop, our Executive Committee has decided to make a Special Recognition Award of 8% of …

  Bloomberg Electricite de France SA said it’s likely to extend cuts to nuclear generation as scorching weather pushes up river temperatures, bringing the energy crisis in the European Union’s second-largest economy into sharp focus. Europe’s biggest producer of atomic energy, usually a net exporter of power for most of the year, is importing now. The nuclear issues are not …

  Bloomberg Uniper SE warned it may have to cut output at two key coal-fired power plants in Germany as the company struggles to get fuel supplies along the Rhine River, exacerbating an energy crunch that has threatened to push the continent’s largest economies into recession. Water levels on the Rhine have fallen so low that the river may effectively …

  Bloomberg India plans to order consumers to use cleaner fuels and aims to establish a carbon market under legislation to bolster the country’s push to hit net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2070. The world’s third-biggest emitter will seek to mandate the use of a minimum share of non-fossil fuel sources including biomass, ethanol, green hydrogen and ammonia, both for …

  Bloomberg An investor group led by Apollo Global Management Inc is acquiring Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc for about $3.2 billion, expanding its foray into aircraft leasing and charter flying as demand for air cargo cools from pandemic-era highs. The consortium agreed to pay $102.50 a share in cash, or about 57% more than the stock’s 30-day average price, …

Bloomberg SAS AB reported a 32% plunge in passenger traffic last month, revealing the impact a strike had on the troubled Scandinavian airline and its customers. The total number of passengers fell to 1.3 million in July from 1.9 million a month earlier, the Stockholm-based carrier said in a statement. Capacity fell 23% in July as the 15-day strike among …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG and labour union Verdi sealed an agreement on a wage deal for the company’s 20,000 ground crew after a one-day strike led to a wave of cancellations. The deal includes monthly pay hikes in three stages through the end of next year, Verdi said in an emailed statement. Check-in staff will get between 13.6% and 18.4% …

  Bloomberg Canada’s largest airline struggled to cope with a rebound in passenger demand in the second quarter, amid labour shortages and wider airport disruptions that included baggage handling failures. Air Canada reported operating revenue of C$3.98 billion ($3.1 billion) during the three-month period, which fell short of the C$4.02 billion expected by Bloomberg’s consensus estimates. The Montreal-based company also …

  Bloomberg Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc shares plunged after the space tourism company again delayed its commercial service, calling for a launch in the second quarter of 2023. The company had previously disappointed investors by pushing back the launch, once planned for the third, then fourth quarter of 2022. In May, Virgin Galactic delayed it to the first quarter of …