Bloomberg Investors are the most bearish on the pound since the UK voted to leave the European Union as markets brace for the possibility of a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Theresa May’s leadership. The premium to buy put options on the currency relative to calls is the steepest since June 2016, even with sterling attempting a recovery on Monday. ...

Bloomberg Boeing Co. is trying to assuage 737 Max customers concerned about a little-known anti-stall feature that has emerged as a focus of investigators probing a crash in Indonesia last month that killed 189 people. Southwest Airlines, the largest 737 Max operator, American Airlines and United Airlines are among the carriers globally pressing Boeing for details of the formerly obscure ...

Bloomberg As J.C. Penney Co. discounts more merchandise to clear the shelves of slow-moving inventory, investors are hopeful the painful overhaul is nearing its end. The department-store chain, which has been aggressively trying to get the right mix of merchandise in stores, reported a sales contraction in its latest quarter. It also withdrew its prior 2018 earnings guidance, replacing a ...