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Demand for jet paint booms amid signs of airlines recovery

Bloomberg A bumpy recovery among global airlines has given an unexpected early boost to one corner of the market: demand for aircraft paint. It’s come roaring back as production of new jets rises and pandemic-idled old ones change operators. At Akzo Nobel NV, the world’s biggest supplier of plane coatings, sales across the product range were back to pre-pandemic levels …

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Air Canada sells record loonie junk bond in debt deal

Bloomberg Air Canada boosted the size of its refinancing after taking advantage of strong demand for the biggest high-yield corporate bond in Canadian dollars and upsizing the loan portion. The aggregate loan and bond transactions will likely total $5.7 billion, up from $5.35 billion initially planned last week, according to people familiar with the matter. Canada’s biggest airline increased the …

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Walmart pledges $1b to remove cost of employee tuition program

Bloomberg Walmart Inc is investing $1 billion over the next five years to remove all costs related to its employee college tuition program, in an effort to boost enrollment. The nation’s biggest private employer said as of August 16 the so-called Live Better U program will remove the $1 a day cost for about 1.5 million employees, who are eligible …

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JetBlue to trim NYC-London flights

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp has yet to start New York-London service and already has been forced to trim the schedule as travel restrictions hobble demand. “We’ve all been very frustrated the corridor hasn’t opened,” Chief Executive Robin Hayes said. “There’s no reason not to open it. It’s not data driven.” The carrier will fly its once-daily route between New York’s …

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Deutsche Bank doubles down on traders as cost target scrapped

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank’s traders kept Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing’s overhaul alive when negative interest rates eroded income from lending. Now the CEO is counting on them to carry him to the finish line. With Germany’s largest lender approaching the final stretch of his four-year plan, Sewing on Wednesday raised the revenue outlook on the back of another strong quarter …

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Singapore central bank head takes on political issues

Bloomberg In the last few weeks, the managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore has gained attention for his personal views on some politically charged topics, echoing a similar evolution among his central banking peers as they address the world beyond money supply. In a series of recent lectures as a visiting scholar at a local university’s think tank, …

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Credit Suisse ‘inquiry’ rips scrutiny

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG failed to properly monitor tens of billions of dollars of exposure that piled up while handling trades for Archegos Capital Management that generated relatively little revenue, according to people briefed on the findings of the bank’s internal inquiry. The report into how the bank lost about $5.5 billion tied to the collapse of Bill Hwang’s …

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Santander Brasil’s CEO Rial to step down from role

Bloomberg Santander Brasil Chief Executive Officer Sergio Rial will step down from the role after almost six years at the helm of the bank. The change, announced in a filing, will happen at the end of the year. Rial, who’ll become chairman and will remain a member of the bank’s board in Spain, will be replaced by Mario Roberto Opice …

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Barclays gets boost from dealmaking in second quarter

Bloomberg Barclays Plc’s investment bankers brought in a record haul as the booming deals market extended through the second quarter, offsetting more muted results in trading and helping the group to deliver improved profit and fresh shareholder payouts. Income from capital markets and merger advisory at the London-based lender rose by almost a fifth to 873 million pounds ($1.2 billion), …

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US futures, European stocks rise amid positive earnings

Bloomberg US futures rose with European stocks as positive earnings boosted sentiment, while Asian equities were weaker amid Chinese market turbulence. Treasuries fell ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 Index and the S&P 500 rose, with Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp gaining in premarket after their sales topped estimates. Apple Inc dropped 0.9% on …

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