Bloomberg The high-yield bond market is wrapping up what’s likely to be the busiest January on record next week as investors continue to pour cash into risky assets as they hunt for higher returns. Sales stand just about $1.2 billion below the current January peak of $37 billion, which was set in the first month of 2020. Yields on CCC …
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Citadel Securities reaps $6.7bn on volatility in 2020
Bloomberg Citadel Securities went from strength to strength in 2020, as the pandemic spurred wild swings across finance. To cap the tumult, Ken Griffin’s firm, one of the world’s biggest market makers, just posted record revenue — some of it from a rapidly constructed Florida trading floor. Fourth-quarter net trading revenue of $1.7 billion brought the firm’s full-year total to …
Read More »UAE starts kidney dialysis centre in Hargeisa, Somaliland
HARGEISA / WAM A delegation from the Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Foundation has opened a kidney dialysis centre in the Republic of Somaliland for the benefit of more than 30 patients per day. The move comes in line with the directives of President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the support of HH Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed …
Read More »Oil industry reels as Joe Biden targets fossil fuels, halts leases
Bloomberg Hours after taking office, President Joe Biden made good on a campaign promise to cancel the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Later that day his Interior Department mandated that only top agency leaders could approve new drilling permits over the next two months. Next week, according to people familiar with the plans, Biden will go even further: suspending the sale …
Read More »Boeing eyes jetliners fuelled by waste in race to zero emissions
Bloomberg Boeing Co set a target of designing and certifying its jetliners to fly on 100% sustainable fuels by 2030 amid rising pressure on planemakers to get serious about climate change. Regulators currently allow a 50-50 blend of sustainable and conventional fuels, and Boeing said it would work with authorities to raise the limit. Rival Airbus SE is considering another …
Read More »Airbus slows production ramp-up over Covid-19
Bloomberg Airbus SE slowed the pace of a planned ramp-up in jetliner production, after a global surge in coronavirus cases dealt a fresh blow to demand. Output of the A320-series narrow-body, Airbus’s best-selling model, will now rise gradually to 45 per month through the fourth quarter, the European planemaker said in a statement. It had previously targeted a faster jump, …
Read More »Walmart expands its vaccination effort in US
Bloomberg Walmart Inc plans to offer Covid-19 vaccines in at least seven additional states in the coming days, significantly expanding the availability of shots as the US grapples with a slower-than-expected rollout. The world’s largest retailer, which had already been providing inoculations to eligible people in New Mexico and Arkansas, will broaden the effort to select stores in Georgia, Indiana, …
Read More »KLM to slash 1,000 more jobs
Bloomberg Air France-KLM’s Dutch arm is cutting as many as 1,000 jobs on top of 5,000 shed last year in a sign the resurgence of Covid-19 cases in Europe is pushing airlines to take more drastic measures to survive the pandemic. The workforce needs to be reduced because a recovery in air travel is taking longer than initially expected, KLM …
Read More »Norwegian wins state backing for slimmer survival plan
Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA won state backing for its slimmed-down restructuring plan, boosting the bankrupt carrier’s bid to attract new investors and exit insolvency proceedings. The Norwegian government said that it will participate in a hybrid loan for the airline, provided enough outside capital is raised and the restructuring plan receives court approval. The expression of support comes a …
Read More »United sinks over travel rebound uncertainties
Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc sank after failing to forecast when a demand rebound would improve results, about a week after Delta Air Lines Inc. said a profit was in reach by the third quarter. This year will serve as a “transition†after the collapse in travel demand because of the coronavirus pandemic, United said as it reported fourth-quarter earnings. …
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