Bloomberg Ratings for Nova Ljubljanska Banka d.d., Nova Kreditna Banka Maribor d.d. and Abanka d.d may be raised by Moody’s Investors Service as Slovenia’s economy gathers strength, improving lenders’ funding conditions following a reduction in wholesale borrowing. All long-term ratings and rating inputs of Nova Ljubljanska and Abanka d.d. were placed on review for upgrade while the long-term deposit …

  Bloomberg Societe Generale SA, France’s second-largest bank, reported second-quarter profit that beat analyst estimates, capping a string of positive results for the country’s lenders. Net income rose 8 percent to 1.46 billion euros ($1.6 billion) from a year ago, the Paris-based bank said in a statement. That beat the 1.36 billion-euro average estimate of six analysts compiled by Bloomberg. …

  Bloomberg Southwest Airlines Co.’s board made no bones about its response to the labor groups that called for the ouster of two top executives: They’re not going anywhere. After the carrier’s four largest unions earlier this week called for Chief Executive Officer Gary Kelly and Chief Operating Officer Mike Van de Ven to step down, directors fired back in …