Bloomberg Canada’s newest player in the aircraft leasing business is ready to flex its muscles. Almada Inc., a Toronto-based private equity firm, is looking to buy as many as 10 additional aircraft for its new leasing fund after acquiring its first five planes. Having raised $80 million ($61 million) from wealthy individuals earlier this month, it has commitments for another …

Bloomberg During the holiday shopping frenzy that grips America every year, the handbag wars descend upon midtown Manhattan with unbridled fury. Specifically, the largest department store in the country: the Macy’s flagship. The behemoth opens its doors on Thanksgiving afternoon to thousands of shoppers, and the first thing they see are the bags. Employees on the front lines brace for …

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. employees in Europe protested warehouse working conditions, some using the slogan “we are not robots”, in another challenge for the world’s biggest online retailer heading into its busiest time of year. Workers in Germany, Spain, and France walked off the job at Amazon fulfillment centres on Black Friday, one of the busiest online shopping days of the …