China’s leaders recognise the importance of symbolism. Decisions such as the positioning of officials at public events, even the order in which names are read out on news bulletins, delineate relative power relationships. Those who can interpret the arcane signals of communist protocol have built careers out of it. The discipline even has a name: tea-leaf reading. In this light, ...

With pollsters predicting that Donald Trump will soon be out of the picture, global investors can finally breathe a big sigh of relief. Foreign policy could become more predictable, so they can start buying Chinese government bonds, which actually pay interest. They can also invest in the mainland, where a successful Covid-19 containment strategy has allowed businesses to resume. Money ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com’s two-day Prime Day sale kicked off on Tuesday, which is expected to give the world’s largest e-commerce company an early advantage over brick-and-mortar rivals still contending with pandemic-spooked consumers wary of battling Black Friday crowds. With Prime Day delayed to October from July this year, Amazon single-handedly could yank the pivotal holiday season forward — a long-predicted “Christmas ...

Bloomberg Apollo Global Management Inc’s Sun Country Airlines is planning to restart its push for an initial public offering as soon as next year if travel demand picks up across the industry, said the carrier’s top executive. Sun Country’s core business of taking Midwest leisure travellers to Florida, Las Vegas and other warm-weather destinations has already recovered enough to turn ...

Bloomberg Allegiant Airlines is weighing purchases of used Airbus SE planes as soon as early 2021, bucking an unprecedented travel collapse that has gutted demand for jetliners. The carrier has been “inundated” with calls from airlines and aircraft lessors seeking to sell planes at deep discounts as they contend with the coronavirus pandemic, said Allegiant Chief Financial Officer Greg Anderson. ...

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd said all seats on its Airbus SE A380 jetliner pop-up restaurants were reserved within 30 minutes of bookings opening. With flights largely grounded by the coronavirus pandemic, Singapore Airlines is trying novel ways to raise money, including using two of the superjumbos parked at Changi Airport as temporary eateries. A meal in a suite costs S$642 ...

Bloomberg Pilots of an Airbus SE A320neo jet in India shut down a Pratt & Whitney engine mid-air last month after it encountered problems, people familiar with the incident said, reviving concerns about the turbines that have been plagued by issues since their debut in early 2016. The twin-engine jet, operated by Go Airlines India Ltd, landed safely using its ...

Bloomberg Poland’s newest stock listing was a roaring success on its first day of trading, taking over as the biggest stock on the country’s main exchange and adding almost two-thirds in market value. Allegro.eu SA shares jumped 63% to close at 70 zloty in its first trading session in Warsaw on October 12, lifting the company’s value to 72 billion ...

Bloomberg Anwar Ibrahim’s latest push to finally take power in Malaysia appears to be stalled. The long-time opposition leader claimed on Tuesday that he showed the king evidence of a “convincing majority” of more than 120 lawmakers in the 222-member in parliament. He called on PM Muhyiddin Yassin to resign and said the monarch would now determine whether the opposition ...

Bloomberg The situation in the South China Sea remains volatile and uncertain amid “aggressive actions” by China and as the US patrols the area to ensure freedom of navigation, the Philippines’ military chief said. The Philippines wants a code of conduct in the disputed area in place soon to prevent hostile actions as it’s “a potential flash point,” Armed Forces ...