Bloomberg Air New Zealand carried 10% fewer passengers in the last financial year, while volumes remain less than half pre-Covid levels. Passengers carried fell to 7.7 million in the year ended in June 30 from 8.6 million a year earlier, the carrier said in Wellington. The total slumped from 17.7 million in the year through June 2019. New Zealand …

  Bloomberg British clothing and housewares chain Next Plc is in talks to acquire a minority stake in troubled retailer Joules Group Plc for about £15 million ($18.1 million). The potential investment will be made “at no less than” its current market price, Joules said in a statement responding to a report it was looking to sell a roughly 25% …

  Bloomberg In the midst of the UK’s worst inflation crisis for four decades, Bank of England (BOE) Governor Andrew Bailey has found himself at the heart of a growing political storm. After a little more than two years in the job, Bailey is under attack from members of the ruling Conservative Party and the press. It’s a dramatic turnaround …