Bloomberg The former chief of BP Plc warned that investors are pushing environmental, social and governance concerns aside as fears about energy security and mounting costs take precedence. John Browne, who ran BP between 1995 and 2007, was speaking 25 years after becoming the first boss of an oil major to acknowledge the link between manmade carbon emissions and …

Bloomberg Russia is cutting Finland off from its natural gas supplies as relations between the two neighbours sour over the Nordic nation’s decision to join defense alliance Nato. Finland is the third European country to lose gas from Russia after refusing to pay for the fuel in rubles. Flows on a main pipeline from the region’s top supplier were expected …

  Bloomberg Spirit Airlines Inc rebuffed a hostile $3.3 billion takeover offer from JetBlue Airways Corp, setting the stage for a potentially contentious vote by shareholders on whether to back the bid or go with a competing proposal from Frontier Group Holdings Inc. Spirit said its board unanimously determined the JetBlue offer is not in the best interests of the …

  Bloomberg Go First, India’s No. 2 airline, is planning to raise 36 billion rupees ($464 million) through an initial public offering in July as air travel recovers from the pandemic, according to a person familiar with the matter. Go First’s share sale comes as air travel is rebounding in the South Asian nation driven by pent-up demand as people …

  Bloomberg China Eastern Airlines outlined several actions it needs to undertake before operating Boeing Co’s 737 Max again, including modifications to the aircraft and further pilot training, damping hopes the narrowbody will return to Chinese skies any time soon. Li Yangmin, vice chairman of the Shanghai-based state-owned carrier, indicated to investors at a virtual briefing that the airline is …

Bloomberg India is investigating three separate incidents in the past two months where airline pilots had to shut down plane engines mid-flight made by a joint venture of General Electric Co, according to people familiar with the matter. The so-called commanded in-flight shutdowns — when pilots intentionally turn off one of the two engines after encountering problems — may have …

  Bloomberg Such is the state of the UK consumer that even seemingly positive data can reveal bad news about the economy. After a week of grim reports showing inflation at a four-decade high and consumer confidence at the lowest level since at least 1974, a release showing retail sales unexpectedly rose in April appeared to buck the trend. The …

  Bloomberg Investors fled every major asset class in the past week, with US equities and Treasuries a rare exception to the massive exodus, amid concerns that tightening monetary policy will push major economies into a recession. Equity funds had $5.2 billion outflows in the week to May 18, led by redemptions from mutual funds, according to Bank of America …

  Bloomberg China’s almost-trillion dollar hedge fund industry risks worsening the turmoil in its stock market as deepening portfolio losses trigger forced selling by some managers. About 2,350 stock-related hedge funds last month dropped below a threshold that typically activates clauses requiring them to slash exposures, with many headed towards a level that mandates liquidation, according to an industry data …

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc reported a surge in summer bookings while saying there’s still too much uncertainty over demand to provide an outlook for the fiscal year ending in September. Sales over the past 10 weeks are running 6% ahead of 2019 levels, Luton, England-based EasyJet said after reporting a narrower first-half loss. Yet almost two-thirds of seats for the crucial …