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Singapore Airlines’ Q2 profit tumbles 81% as fuel costs sting

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd. reported an 81 percent plunge in second-quarter profit as higher fuel costs weighed on earnings. Net income for the three months through September fell to S$56.4 million ($41 million) from S$293.3 million a year earlier. Sales rose 5.6 percent to S$4.06 billion. The premium Asian carrier joins others such as Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air China ...

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‘Traders’ gain as Zurich airport stock drops

Bloomberg Options traders who bet against Zurich airport have booked a 10,000 percent windfall as proposed modifications to aviation charges send shares of the hub tumbling. Flughafen Zurich AG, as the airport company is known, dropped the most since 2003 after saying measures unveiled by the national regulator would reduce its aviation revenue by $148 million or 25 percent. The ...

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Premier Foods CEO to step down after battle with activists

Bloomberg Premier Foods Plc’s chief executive officer will step down as the maker of Bisto gravy and Mr. Kipling snacks weighs asset sales following pressure from activist hedge fund Oasis Management Co. CEO Gavin Darby will leave on January 31, the company said on Tuesday in a statement. Premier Foods also said it is in discussions with potential buyers of ...

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