Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd. is evaluating direct flights from Australia to Chicago as the next step in its plan to add more ultra-long-haul destinations using an expanding fleet of Boeing Co. 787 jetliners. Fresh from launching the first-ever direct passenger service to Europe—linking Perth with London’s Heathrow hub—Qantas will turn its attention to the US with the next batch of …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc. is in talks with health insurer Humana Inc. for a closer partnership to provide health care to consumers at home and prevent illness, according to a person familiar with the matter. Health-care spending accounted for about 18 percent of the US economy in 2017, and continues to surge with an aging population, pricey medications, and a complex …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. said it was hit by a cyberattack, following a Seattle Times report that some manufacturing equipment used to build its 787 Dreamliner and newest 777 wide-body jets could be crippled. Aircraft production and deliveries aren’t affected, the Chicago-based planemaker said. Some reports on the attack “are overstated and inaccurate,” said Linda Mills, a spokeswoman at Boeing’s commercial …