Bloomberg Chevron Corp posted a surprise profit as the oil supermajor slashed capital spending to cope with the pandemic-driven collapse in crude demand. The California oil titan posted adjusted per-share earnings of 11 cents for the third quarter, outperforming the average 27-cent loss expected by analysts in a Bloomberg survey. Times are tough for the industry and Chevron is willing …

Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd, India’s most valuable company led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani, reported a 15% decline in profit for the quarter through September, as the coronavirus pandemic gutted demand for transportation fuels. Net income fell to 95.7 billion rupees ($1.28 billion) from 112.6 billion rupees a year earlier, the Mumbai-based company said in an exchange filing. That compares with …

Bloomberg Overseas travel from England that’s not related to work will be prohibited to help curb a resurgence of the coronavirus, throwing airlines into a fresh crisis. The new rules, part of a wider partial lockdown by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, will apply from Thursday until December 2 and come as the industry struggles to survive a collapse in demand. …

Bloomberg Two of the top beauty products subscription services are merging. Ipsy has agreed to buy Miami-based rival BoxyCharm Inc, a pairing that will create a combined business with more than 4.3 million subscribers and $1 billion in revenue this year, according to the company. Ipsy and BoxyCharm will operate as separate brands in a merged company called BFA Industries, …

Bloomberg South Africa’s National Treasury has defended a controversial 10.5 billion rand ($641 million) lifeline for its bankrupt national airline, saying that setting it on the path to recovery will entice private investors. “Government is not going to want to hold on to South African Airways (SAA) at all costs,” Treasury Director-General Dondo Mogajane said in an interview after the …

Bloomberg Berlin’s new airport finally opened its doors, welcoming passengers after an eight-year delay just as fallout from the coronavirus hammers travel demand. Planes from Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Easyjet Plc landed at Berlin Brandenburg Willy Brandt Airport — known by its airport code BER — shortly after 2 pm on October 31 to inaugurate the hub. Regular departures started …

Bloomberg Ocado Group Plc raised its profit forecast as the pandemic boosts demand for online groceries, and agreed to buy two robotics companies for about $287 million. The company said it expects full-year earnings to exceed $77 million before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation. The previous target was for Ebitda of more than 40 million pounds. Ocado said its joint …

Bloomberg Colombia became the latest emerging market to end a series of interest rate cuts, joining peers from Brazil to South Africa as it recovers from the pandemic. After the decision, the central bank said that Governor Juan Jose Echavarria will retire early next year. The bank left its key rate unchanged at a record low of 1.75%, in line …

Bloomberg ICICI Bank Ltd. posted a record quarterly profit as it set aside a lower amount of funds for potential bad loans even as the coronavirus pandemic constrains growth in financial sector. Net income at India’s second-largest private lender rose to 42.51 billion rupees ($570 million) in quarter ended Sept. 30 from 6.55 billion rupees a year earlier. That was …

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve won’t increase the pace of its asset purchases this year or next, and wouldn’t meaningfully boost the US economy even if it did so, according to most economists surveyed by Bloomberg. Many Fed watchers are eager for more guidance on the future of the central bank’s balance-sheet policy, but aren’t expecting any new clues when the …