Bloomberg Euphoria surrounding Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s primary listing plan has evaporated in just two sessions, as focus shifts to the firm’s earnings announcement due next week. Shares of the e-commerce giant slid 1.8% on Thursday, putting it back at levels seen before announcing it would seek the listing status. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said the move may draw ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM National Marine Dredging Company Group and James Fisher and Sons plc (James Fisher) signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on key projects and opportunities in the oil and gas sector as well as decommissioning, offshore wind and marine civil construction industries worldwide. Combining the expertise, global footprint, scale and capabilities of their subsidiaries, NMDC ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG passengers in Frankfurt and Munich faced an almost complete shutdown of operations on Wednesday as a walkout by ground crew forced Europe’s largest airline group to cancel more than 1,000 flights at its two busiest German hubs. The airline axed the services at short notice, slamming unions for causing major damage by escalating a wage dispute ...

Bloomberg Wizz Air Holdings Plc will deepen cuts to its summer schedule, doubling down on efforts to combat disruption from a staffing squeeze that’s upended Europe’s transport industry. After announcing a 5% reduction in peak-season seating, Wizz, the region’s third-biggest discount carrier, will extend the cuts to about 10%, Chief Executive Officer Jozsef Varadi said. “We’ve been going through some ...

  Bloomberg With a fateful vote a day away, Spirit Airlines Inc is standing alone at the altar despite having two suitors that have spent months trying to acquire the low-cost carrier. Spirit’s proposed merger with Frontier Group Holdings Inc doesn’t have enough support from shareholders, and the acquirer has said it’s not sweetening the terms of the deal any ...

  Bloomberg General Electric (GE) Co beat Wall Street’s expectations for second-quarter profit and reported surprise positive cash flow as sales at the key jet-engine division soared, buoying the conglomerate despite supply woes that continue to pressure the balance sheet. GE Aerospace’s sales jumped 27% while orders climbed 26% in the period, the company said in a statement, as rebounding ...

  Bloomberg LVMH fell slightly short of the high bar the world’s biggest luxury company has set for itself, as continued strong sales from the owner of Louis Vuitton bags and Dom Perignon Champagne failed to impress some investors. The French company posted solid results for the second quarter in Europe, the US and Japan but suffered from a poor ...

  Bloomberg Adidas AG issued a profit warning after its sales were hit by lockdowns and consumer boycotts in China, offsetting strong momentum in its key western markets. The German sneaker company said although its second-quarter results are “somewhat ahead of expectations” with strong growth in Western markets, the recovery in Greater China was slower than expected. Adidas shares fell ...

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG scrapped an efficiency target for the year and warned a key profitability goal was getting harder to reach, as the economy weakens and the war in Ukraine, surging inflation and litigation drive up expenses. The muted outlook, published on Wednesday along with second-quarter results, overshadowed a strong performance at the corporate bank, which benefited from ...

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG posted its third straight quarterly loss after investment banking revenue declined and clients pulled money, underscoring the Swiss firm’s challenges in exiting its worst slump since the financial crisis. The Zurich-based bank reported a net loss of 1.59 billion Swiss francs ($1.6 billion) in the three months through June, driven by a loss at ...