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Boeing jumps after FAA clears repair plan for return of 737 Max

Bloomberg Boeing Co jumped after regulators signed off on repairs that would end a temporary grounding of newer 737 Max models, clearing the way for the planemaker to resume deliveries of a jetliner crucial to its financial turnaround. The planemaker sent two service bulletins to 737 Max operators, providing instructions to repair a flight-deck electrical issue that sidelined 106 Max …

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Vietnamese agency seeks airport in disputed island

Bloomberg Vietnam’s Civil Aviation Authority is proposing the construction of an airport in the disputed Spratly Islands, Thanh Nien newspaper reported. The aviation agency seeks to include a Spratlys airport in the transport ministry’s 2021-2030 master plan, Thanh Nien reported, citing the proposal sent to the ministry. The aviation agency’s May 10 proposal also includes airports on non-disputed islands of …

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Canada Goose falls on spending plans

Bloomberg Parka maker Canada Goose Holdings Inc struck an upbeat tone for the coming year, with plans to add 10 stores, launch a footwear line and spend more on marketing, all while forecasting record revenue. With no tourism recovery in sight and spending plans putting pressure on margins, investors flinched. The Toronto-based company reported fourth-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ forecasts, …

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China tech giants bet $19bn on global electric car frenzy

Bloomberg China is shaping up to be the first real test of Big Tech’s ambitions in the world of carmaking, with giants from Huawei Technologies Co to Baidu Inc plowing almost $19 billion into electric and self-driving vehicle ventures widely seen as the future of transport. While Apple Inc has long had plans for its own car and Alphabet Inc …

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Sony warns tight PlayStation 5 supply to extend into next year

Bloomberg Sony Group Corp warned a group of analysts the PlayStation 5 (PS5) will remain in short supply through 2022, suggesting the company will be constrained in its ability to boost sales targets for its latest games console. While reporting financial results in late April, the Japanese conglomerate said it had sold 7.8 million units of the console through March …

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Facebook helps Zara sell clothes using video games

Bloomberg After building the world’s biggest clothing empire without using TV and billboard ads, the owner of fashion brand Zara is trying another way to market its dresses, jeans and jackets — video games. Spain’s Inditex SA is responding to the shift from physical stores to online sales by teaming up with Facebook and Instagram to develop “Pacific Game” to …

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Alexa gets biggest auto rollout in six-year Ford deal

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. is deepening its ties with Ford Motor Co. in a deal that will integrate Alexa into the entertainment system of F-150 trucks and other models. Amazon’s digital assistant will roll out to about 700,000 Ford vehicles this year, including new and recent models of the pickup, as well as the Bronco and the electric Mustang Mach-E in …

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Hyundai set to make EVs in US

Bloomberg Hyundai Motor Group, which owns both the Hyundai and Kia car brands, said it will build electric vehicles in the US as part of a $7.4 billion investment that also covers hydrogen refuelling stations and unmanned flying taxis. The investments will be made through 2025, Hyundai said in a statement. It didn’t specify how much money would go to …

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Oil climbs as cyberattack knocks out US pipeline

Bloomberg Crude oil climbed along with gasoline in New York after a cyberattack put the largest oil-products pipeline in the US out of action. West Texas Intermediate and Brent both rose as gasoline surged as much as 4.2% to the highest since May 2018, before paring gains. Colonial Pipeline Co, a supplier of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel to the …

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Floward covers entire GCC region with launch in Oman

Emirates Business Floward, the go-to online flowers and gifts delivery store in the region launched its services in Muscat, Oman making it the first expansion of the year for the company. With this expansion, the company now operates in 19 cities across seven countries. As part of its expansion strategy, Floward will gradually launch in different cities in the Sultanate, …

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