Bloomberg Goldman Sachs economists are skeptical that trade policy uncertainty is a major drag on business investment at the moment. Instead, they’re pointing to other economic indicators, which they say are still okay. “The link between economic policy uncertainty and capex weakens sharply when taking into account financial conditions and company investment spending expectations, which both still signal a decent …

Bloomberg Airbus SE is considering bringing the world’s first hybrid-electric airliner to market as it weighs its strategy for replacing the bread-and-butter A320neo narrow-body in the next 15 years — a move that would mark a technological leap for the aerospace industry. The European planemaker has grown confident that the revolutionary propulsion system will be ready for roll-out on an …

Bloomberg France, Germany and Spain will move a step further to building a new combat plane on Monday at the Paris Air Show when defense ministers will sign a cooperation accord to produce a prototype. The three European countries are aiming to produce the prototype in 2026, the French president’s office said. The project was launched in 2017 by President …