Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. told pilots it will move forward a planned 5% pay hike to December “in a show of good faith,” days after the aviators rejected a proposed contract. The carrier decided to accelerate the raise based on its financial results through September and outlook for the rest of 2022, according to a letter sent by …

  Bloomberg Coupang Inc, the South Korean e-commerce firm backed by SoftBank Group, posted its first operating profit on record after winning more customers and improving cost efficiency. The third-quarter operating profit amounted to $77.4 million, compared with a loss of $315 million on that basis a year earlier, the US-listed company said in a statement. Net revenue climbed 10% …

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. has developed a robot capable of identifying and handling individual items, a milestone in the e-commerce giant’s efforts to reduce its reliance on the human order pickers who currently play a key role in getting products from warehouse shelves to customers’ doorsteps. The robotic arm, tipped by a set of retractable suction devices, is called Sparrow. …