Bloomberg Asia’s hunger for travel gave a lift to Airbus Group SE and Boeing Co. during the recently-held Farnborough Air Show. Carriers in China and Vietnam ordered new planes while those in India and Malaysia zeroed in on the manufacturers’ workhorse single-aisle jets. Xiamen Airlines agreed to buy 30 Boeing 737 Max 200s worth $3.39 billion at list prices, …

  Bloomberg The once lowly sweet potato is being reborn as a kind of hip, orange super food. Gone are the days when the only time Americans encountered the tuber was mashed up and topped with marshmallows alongside a Thanksgiving turkey. Today, sweet potatoes turn up everywhere, as healthier, nutrient-dense alternatives to french fries at burger joints or colourful side …

  Jake Newfield / TNS Growing a startup from scratch is like jumping out of an airplane and trying to make a parachute using a thread and needle as you plummet towards the earth. You want to create the first-ever of something but resources are limited and time is running out. To raise your next seed round you need case …