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Covid thrusts governments into cockpit with flag carrier aid

Bloomberg Decades after being unshackled from government control, many of Europe’s largest airlines are being forced back into the arms of states by the pandemic. With air travel still showing no signs of recovery in the region, the carriers may have to contend with their saviours as powerful shareholders for some time to come. Air France-KLM became the latest to ...

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Levi surges to highest since IPO on ‘outlook’

Bloomberg Levi Strauss & Co shares reached their highest ever since going public after the denim maker projected a sales boost in the first half of the year. The company joins a group of retailers that expect shoppers to spend more freely as 2021 progresses. The San Francisco-based company said it sees net revenue increasing 24% to 25% in the ...

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Tyson opens first new poultry plant in 25 years in retail push

Bloomberg America’s biggest meat company opened its first new poultry plant in 25 years after the pandemic gave grocery-store sales of chicken a boost. Tyson Foods Inc’s $425 million plant in Humboldt, Tennessee, is starting production of the retail products this month, and the company expects to employ 1,500 people at the facility by 2023, according to a statement. While ...

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