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Swedish jobless rate rises to 7.9% in April

Bloomberg Sweden’s unemployment rate rose more than expected in April as the effects of the Covid-19 crisis continued to wreak havoc across the Nordic region’s biggest economy. The seasonally-adjusted jobless measure increased to 7.9% from 6.7% a month earlier, Statistics Sweden reported. Economists were expecting a rate of 7.8%, according to the median of seven estimates from a Bloomberg survey. ...

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Hertz says pandemic decimated revenue, leading to bankruptcy

Bloomberg Hertz Global Holdings Inc., the car-rental company which filed for bankruptcy, said the collapse in air travel amid the coronavirus hit its biggest source of rental revenue. “The overall impact of the Covid-19 crisis devastated our revenue,” according to a court filing signed by Jamere Jackson, an executive vice president and chief financial officer of Hertz. The company, whose ...

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Aston Martin to tap AMG head as new CEO

Bloomberg Aston Martin Lagonda Global Holdings Plc is poised to replace Chief Executive Officer Andy Palmer with the head of Daimler AG’s Mercedes-AMG performance division, according to people familiar with the matter. AMG head Tobias Moers could be named as Aston Martin’s new CEO as soon as this week, the people said, asking not to be named because the matter ...

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