Bloomberg Airlines kicked off 2021 by shrinking their already meager UK schedules, prompted by a new coronavirus lockdown and the prospect of further restrictions on travel abroad. EasyJet Plc, Britain’s biggest discount carrier, pared back its flying program to prioritise essential connections between key UK cities and “a small number of international routes.” British Airways said it’ll keep crucial links …

Bloomberg Nykaa E-Retail Pvt is planning an initial public offering as soon as this year that could value the Indian online cosmetic retailer at a minimum $3 billion, according to people familiar with the matter. The startup founded by Falguni Nayar, a former investment banker, is working with advisers to prepare for the share sale in Mumbai, the people said. …

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd has started taking bookings for international flights from July 1 in a perhaps optimistic view that by then, vaccinations will have begun to curb the spread of the coronavirus and travel demand will pick up. Ticket sales for Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, which had been set to start in March, have been pushed back to …

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is buying 11 used Boeing 767-300 planes, the first time the online retail giant has purchased, rather than leased, aircraft for its fast-growing air cargo operation. The company said it was buying seven aircraft from Delta Air Lines Inc and four from WestJet Airlines Ltd. The WestJet aircraft are currently being converted from passenger to cargo use …

Bloomberg Prada SpA returned to profit in the second half of 2020 amid a recovery in Asia, joining other luxury brands in bouncing back from the worst of a pandemic-induced slump. Earnings before interest and taxes will turn positive in the last six months of last year after a deficit in the first half, the Italian fashion company said. Prada …

Bloomberg Next Plc is learning to live with lockdowns. Chief Executive Officer Simon Wolfson said the worsening pandemic and the UK’s new Covid-related restrictions won’t ruin the whole year as the clothing chain is better prepared now than during previous closures. “This is traditionally the quietest time of year, so I don’t expect the impact to be as big as …

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. is looking to raise as much as $8 billion selling dollar bonds as early as next week, according to people familiar with the matter. The e-commerce giant aims to raise at least $5 billion but could wind up with more depending on the reception, said the people who aren’t authorised to speak publicly and asked …

Bloomberg Benchmark Treasury yields touched 1% for the first time since March, European stocks rise and the dollar slid on speculation that Democrats could win the US Senate. Cyclical assets, such as US small-cap stock futures and European energy shares, posted strong gains as investors bet that a Democrat-controlled Congress would deliver a bigger economic aid package. Bitcoin surged past …

Bloomberg Oil breached $50 a barrel as Saudi Arabia pledged a voluntary oil-production cut next month, while most of the Opec+ alliance agreed to hold its production steady. Futures in New York rose as much as 5.1%, topping $50 a barrel for the first time since February before easing off the high. Saudi Arabia didn’t provide a volume on the …

ISLAMABAD / WAM The UAE Ambassador to Pakistan, Hamad Obaid Alzaabi, has discussed with Zobaida Jalal, Pakistani Federal Minister for Defence Production, ways to further develop relations between the two countries and reviewed current regional and international developments. The two sides reviewed both countries’ experience in combating the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE’s humanitarian efforts in this regard and its aid …