BLOOMBERG Americanas SA, the embattled Brazilian retailer, proposed a plan to restructure its 42.3 billion real ($8.1 billion) debt load some two months after obtaining bankruptcy protection that includes losses for unsecured creditors, a capital injection and asset sales. The plan, released in a securities filing, foresees a capital injection of 10 billion reais and potential asset sales including its …

BLOOMBERG Cathay Pacific Airways is in talks with aircraft lessors as it seeks to source as many as 50 of Airbus SE’s A320neo-type aircraft, people familiar with the discussions said, with Hong Kong’s main carrier aiming to ramp up and potentially expand following the scrapping of Covid curbs. Given Airbus’s order book that stretches out several years, Cathay and its …

BLOOMBERG Walmart Inc is cutting staffing levels at some e-commerce fulfillment centres in the US as the nation’s largest private-sector employer steps up investment in automation. The retailer is working with the affected employees to find other positions at Walmart, according to a company statement. In a regulatory filing, Walmart provided advance notice of the cuts to 201 employees in …