Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG said a slide in fares triggered by excess capacity is beginning to slow, easing the burden on earnings as fuel costs rise. Adjusted operating profit will decline “slightly” in 2017 after the figure dropped 3.6 percent to 1.75 billion euros ($1.9 billion) last year, Lufthansa said in a statement on Thursday. The guidance for this …

  Bloomberg J Sainsbury Plc said it’s cutting costs in an effort to avoid raising prices in response to the drop in the pound, after sales fell in its core grocery business. British supermarket chains have begun raising prices for the first time in more than two years as the slide in sterling since the U.K. voted to leave the …

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co.’s new Galaxy S8 will employ facial-recognition technology for mobile payments within months of release, adding cutting-edge security to help the marquee device stand out from rivals such as Apple Inc.’s iPhone, people familiar with the matter said. The Galaxy S8 to be unveiled later this month will blend fingerprint, iris and facial detection to verify …