Bloomberg The rush to take advantage of post-Christmas sales lifted shopper numbers on Boxing Day, but with the cost-of-living crisis pushing UK consumers to cut back on spending any boost for retailers may prove short-lived. Retail tracker Springboard said Boxing Day shopper numbers rose 39% on 2021, when there were still some pandemic restrictions in place and limited trading …

  Bloomberg As a winter storm bore down on a broad swath of the US, a staffing crisis was brewing for Southwest Airlines Co in Denver. Chris Johnson, the carrier’s vice president of ground operations, declared a “state of operational emergency” at the airport after “an unusually high number” of employee absences, according to a message to ramp workers seen …

  Bloomberg The US is considering taking new coronavirus precautions for people travelling from China, which has seen a rapid rise in infections as officials lift Covid Zero restrictions. US officials said the government is concerned about the surge of cases in China, and has raised questions about the transparency of data the country is reporting about the spread of …