Bloomberg American Airlines Group is expanding pre-flight coronavirus testing in an effort to boost demand for domestic travel. At-home tests would enable passengers with negative results to avoid or shorten Covid-19 quarantines and other restrictions at US destinations with travel requirements, American said in a statement. Starting from December 9, customers started having access to tests provided by LetsGetChecked for …

Bloomberg Global stocks climbed towards another record high as hopes for a US stimulus deal countered concern about a surge in coronavirus cases. Treasuries slipped with the dollar. Cyclical banking and energy firms led European shares higher at the opening, after equities rose in much the Asia Pacific. Britain’s pound rallied as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson was expected to …

Bloomberg More than $722 billion worth of Chinese stocks will be unlocked for sale next year, testing a market where valuations are at a five-year high. That would be the largest amount since at least 2011, according to China Merchants Securities Co. It’s also equivalent to about 7% of the value of the entire Chinese equity market, data compiled by …

MONTREAL / WAM Salvatore Sciacchitano, President of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Council, said that innovation will play a key role in the aviation sector’s recovery strategies. “Looking forward to a post-pandemic world, innovation will be at the very heart of the new era in aviation which is now dawning,” said Sciacchitano in a statement on the International Civil …

ABU DHABI / WAM The two-day World Space Forum, which will begin on Wednesday, is a key global forum that aims to achieve the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals and ensure the ideal global utilisation of space discoveries and science technologies. Theme “Space for Our Future”, the event brings together experts and policymakers from regional, national and local institutions …

NEW DELHI / WAM The UAE and India aim to treble the volume of their food trade in the next five years. Optimism in achieving this goal was expressed by a multitude of speakers from the government and private sectors in both countries at the “UAE-India Food Security Summit 2020,” a two-day hybrid event, which began on Tuesday. The summit …

Bloomberg Green bond sales in Asia have lagged the rest of the world in 2020 but that may change next year as some of the biggest economies accelerate their drive to cut carbon emissions, according to Fitch Ratings. Issuance of notes in Asia whose proceeds are aimed at environmentally friendly projects has dropped about 30% this year, even as green …

Bloomberg Fresh from overtaking Exxon Mobil Corp as North America’s biggest oil company, Chevron Corp has a “simple promise” to investors: higher returns and lower carbon. Delivering on that promise is critical: an activist investor announced a campaign targeting Exxon for failing on both counts. “We’ve been able to remain very steady as others have had to change strategy, change …

Bloomberg Ratan Tata is no stranger to flying. As a 17-year-old, the patriarch of India’s biggest conglomerate once landed a plane that had lost its sole engine mid-flight. He’s also piloted the supersonic F-16 fighter jet. That love of aviation hasn’t always translated into business success, however. Tata Group’s two airlines — AirAsia India and Vistara — were struggling before …

Bloomberg Bankrupt carrier Jet Airways India Ltd, once the nation’s biggest airline by market value, is planning to restart operations as a full-service carrier by the summer of 2021, its new owners announced. A consortium led by Dubai-based entrepreneur Murari Lal Jalan and Kalrock Capital has set a revival plan for Jet Airways, which includes a dedicated freighter service and …