Bloomberg Canada’s transport regulator has ruled that low-cost carrier Flair Airlines Ltd is “Canadian” enough to continue operating flights in the country. The discount airline has made changes to its structure and now “meets the incorporation and voting interest requirements” required by law, Canadian Transportation Agency said in its final determination. The regulator said in its preliminary determination that …

Bloomberg Hong Kong’s retail sales surprisingly rebounded in April, lifting the sector out of contraction after strict Covid curbs hammered consumer spending earlier this year. Sales value rose 11.7% in April from a year earlier, the Census and Statistics Department said. That was far better than the median estimate of a 7.9% decline expected by economists in a Bloomberg survey. …

  Bloomberg Bank of England (BOE) Deputy Governor Jon Cunliffe said the UK housing market is starting to slow and will be dragged down by rising interest rates and easing economic growth. “We see evidence of a slowdown,” Cunliffe said in an interview on ITV News. “There are some straws in the wind that show the market is starting to …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and US futures climbed on Thursday as investors assessed attractive valuations and a drop in oil prices against hawkish messages from central bankers on reining in inflation. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index rose 0.5%, with construction and consumer shares leading gains, while energy stocks were laggards. Trading volumes are lighter than usual, with UK markets shut …

  Bloomberg Shares linked to Chinese utilities are primed to extend their rebound as the economy’s reopening spurs electricity consumption and tens of billions of dollars-worth overdue subsidies may finally make their way, analysts say. A sub-gauge of utility stocks on the CSI 300 Index has jumped nearly 10% since a recent mid-March low, outpacing a less than 3% rise …

  Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc shareholders should reject a pending takeover deal with Frontier Group Holdings Inc as a signal to the board to engage more with rival suitor JetBlue Airways Corp over its competing bid, a prominent shareholder-advisory firm said. While both deals have inherent regulatory risks, the offer from JetBlue is superior from a financial standpoint, Institutional Shareholder …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co has reached out to Singapore Airlines Ltd to discuss the US planemaker’s failure to deliver long-delayed 777X aircraft on time, according to the Chief Executive Officer of the city-state’s flag carrier. “When the delay was foreseen you can imagine that Boeing would have reached out to us for early conversations,” Goh Choon Phong said in an …

  Bloomberg The lobby group representing all airlines flying in and out of Hong Kong is pushing the government to cut the hotel quarantine period for travellers to three days and wants pre-flight Covid-19 tests scrapped, according to people with knowledge of the outreach. The Board of Airlines Representatives of Hong Kong also requested authorities abolish a rule that sees …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and the US equity futures struggled for direction amid a debate over the scale of central bank monetary policy tightening needed to fight the inflation. Europe’s Stoxx 600 Index surrendered early gains as investors assessed cheaper valuations against the record jump in euro-zone consumer prices. Among individual moves, bootmaker Dr Martens Plc surged after its …

  Bloomberg Some shares that are part of billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate took a beating as investors adjusted their holdings to reflect changes in the composition and weighings in the MSCI India Index, according to an analyst who publishes at Smartkarma. Adani Green Energy Ltd., the group’s biggest firm by market value, led the rout, plunging a record 12% in …