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The bond market is developing a cash problem

The US Treasury Department sold more 10-year notes than it ever had before to help finance a bulging budget deficit. Strategists generally deemed the $26 billion auction “solid.” And although that’s certainly true when comparing the results with recent auctions, it’s hard to ignore an inconvenient truth facing the bond market. Investors submitted bids for 2.55 times the amount offered, ...

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Jet Air faces heat from India’s budget flight boom

Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd. was once at the forefront of India’s rapidly growing market for air travel, but a challenge from budget carriers and surging fuel prices are backing the airline into a corner. Shares of the carrier, part-owned by Etihad Airways PJSC, plunged 8.5 percent in Mumbai after the company postponed announcing its first-quarter earnings. That’s less than ...

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Ryanair strike pushes fliers into pricey bookings

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc’s worsening spat with pilots and cabin crew has created confusion among panicked customers as they race to salvage travel plans disrupted by strikes. Travellers holding tickets from affected airports told of an online race to find alternative journeys with the Irish airline or switch to rival carriers, only to see prices spiralling higher as hundreds of ...

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