Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc posted a narrower loss than analysts had expected as a dip in demand from a summer surge in the coronavirus delta variant proved fleeting. The carrier lost $1.02 per share, or $300 million, in the third quarter on an adjusted pretax basis, better than the $1.61 loss analysts had estimated, according to figures compiled by ...

Bloomberg British satellite operator Inmarsat Holdings Ltd said it’s the first foreign operator to get India’s approval to sell high-speed broadband to planes and shipping vessels. Inmarsat will access the market via Indian state-owned telecommunications company Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd, after BSNL received a license from India’s Department of Telecommunications, the London-based company said. A representative for the Indian government ...

Bloomberg Kering SA shares tumbled after slowing growth at Gucci, its biggest brand, put more pressure on the label’s new collection to deliver a strong holiday season. Comparable sales at the Italian brand rose 3.8% in the third quarter from a year earlier, Kering said in a statement. Analysts had forecast a 9.3% increase. The performance suffered from virus restrictions, ...

Bloomberg Stocks were mixed on Wednesday as traders weighed company earnings and risks from inflationary pressures. Treasury yields and the dollar were weaker. Chinese technology stocks listed in the US rallied in premarket trading, along with Hong Kong peers such as Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. on hopes the worst of Beijing’s regulatory crackdown is over. Tesla Inc. will be in ...

Bloomberg Investors in Hong Kong’s stock market are rapidly losing their fear of President Xi Jinping’s regulatory crackdowns. The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index has rallied 10% since closing at a five-year low on October 6, the best performance among major global benchmarks tracked by Bloomberg. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. has provided the second-biggest support to the gauge with a ...

Bloomberg Luxury retail chains are losing their once-iron grip on Hong Kong’s shopping streets, as Covid-19 keeps visitors away and forces the city to shift towards restaurants catering to residents. Across the Asian financial hub, one in five shops targeting mainly Chinese tourists and selling jewellery, medicine, cosmetics, clothing and leather goods has closed since the third quarter of 2018 ...

Bloomberg AirAsia Group Bhd’s long-haul arm has offered to pay creditors just 0.5% of the more than $8 billion total debt they are owed and terminate all existing contracts as it tries to restructure, a document seen by Bloomberg shows. The carrier, AirAsia X Bhd, told creditors it is unable to meet immediate debt and other financial commitments based on ...

Bloomberg Saks Fifth Avenue’s e-commerce unit is interviewing potential underwriters this week for an initial public offering that could take place in the first half of 2022, Dow Jones reported, citing people familiar with the matter. The luxury retailer is targeting a valuation of around $6 billion, triple its worth in March, it added. After steps earlier this year to ...

Bloomberg JD Logistics Inc is planning to set up its own fleet of planes as the Chinese firm eyes a greater slice of a cross-border cargo market engulfed by global supply chain snarls. The logistics arm of Chinese e-commerce giant JD.com Inc aims to have “no fewer than 100 planes” by 2030, including leased and jointly purchased aircraft, said Chief ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc plans to hire 150,000 seasonal staffers, about 50% more than last year as the company seeks a cushion of workers to help it meet demand during the holiday shopping period. The world’s largest online retailer typically hires legions of temporary workers this time of year to help store, pack and ship items from its warehouses. Since the ...