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Blackstone Group may cash out from Maldives

Bloomberg Blackstone Group LP may cash out from the Maldives, the tropical island chain known for its white-sand beaches and turquoise seascapes. The buyout firm is exploring options for seaplane operator Trans Maldivian Airways Pvt, including a possible sale, after receiving takeover interest in the company, according to people with knowledge of the matter. Blackstone is working with a financial ...

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Airlines’ $10 billion monthly swoon keeps wall street on edge

Bloomberg US airline investors, already absorbing the worst monthly stock performance in a year, are bracing for more disappointment. A Standard & Poor’s index of the five biggest US airlines plunged 7.5 percent in August, wiping out about $10 billion in market value. Shares fell as a price war that started between United Continental Holdings Inc. and heavy discounters spread ...

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India’s top oil refiner jumps on Modi’s clean energy bandwagon

Bloomberg India’s top oil refiner is exploring the use of natural gas and electricity to power vehicles as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government envisions multiple paths towards reducing the country’s dependence on petroleum-based fuels. Indian Oil Corp., which supplies about half the oil products to the world’s fastest-growing consumer, is aiming to sell natural gas for vehicles through its existing ...

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