Bloomberg The US government wants to hire 6,000 new airport security screeners by the summer as progress in vaccinating people for Covid-19 is projected to lead to an increase in travel. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) announced a nationwide recruitment effort, even as the coronavirus continues to significantly depress airline passenger levels. Seasonal travel trends — summer is the busiest ...

Bloomberg Australian household spending rose at a slower-than-expected pace in January as a short, sharp Covid-19 lockdown in the northeastern state of Queensland dragged on stronger performances in other parts of the country. Preliminary retail sales advanced 0.6% from December, but came in below economists’ median estimate of a 2% gain, the Australian Bureau of Statistics said in a report ...

Bloomberg Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny could be transferred to a prison camp within days after losing an appeal on Saturday of his jailing, which has sparked mass protests and a spike in tensions with the West. The ruling by a Moscow court removes the last legal obstacle to sending Vladimir Putin’s most prominent critic to serve out the term, ...