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Jumia finds wrongdoing in Nigeria sales force amid loss

Bloomberg Jumia Technologies has identified improper transactions at the Africa-focused online retailer’s Nigeria business that amounted to as much as 4 percent of first-quarter sales. While the Berlin-based company says it’s taking measures to cut out instances of wrongdong, the findings backed up warnings made by short-sellers Citron in a report three months ago, which brought an abrupt end to ...

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Qantas tests 20-hour non-stop flights

Bloomberg Qantas Airways Ltd will run marathon ghost flights from New York and London to Sydney carrying just a few staff to see how the human body holds up before commercial services start. Qantas said it will simulate the world’s longest direct flights with Boeing Co Dreamliners as soon as October. The payload of 40 passengers and crew, most of ...

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Cathay warns staff social media use may breach China rules

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, trying to contain the damage it has suffered from staff taking part in Hong Kong’s anti-Beijing protests, cautioned employees that misuse of social-media platforms could be a breach of rules set by China’s authorities. In a message to employees, Cathay said that posting, responding and sharing content on social media could go against the demands ...

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