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May asks Trump to look at Boeing-Bombardier tiff

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May asked US President Donald Trump to intervene in a court dispute between Boeing Co. and Canada’s Bombardier Inc. over state aid, her office said. The request, made in a call with the president on September 5, came as her government seeks to protect jobs at a Bombardier plant in Belfast, Northern Ireland. May’s government ...

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Retail crisis nowhere in sight for Canada’s Dollarama

Bloomberg The crisis afflicting much of the retail industry has spared dollar stores in Canada, where industry leader Dollarama Inc. keeps opening new locations and improving profit margins. Canada’s largest dollar-store chain posted earnings that topped analysts’ estimates last quarter and raised its gross-margin forecast for the year. While the Montreal-based company added 17 net new locations, part of the ...

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Emirates wavers on A380 deal amid ‘Airbus concerns’

Bloomberg Emirates, the world’s biggest long-haul airline, is holding out for assurances about the future of Airbus SE’s A380 programme before committing to an $8 billion order for more of the double-decker aircraft. While Airbus is pushing for a deal at November’s air show in Dubai, where the carrier is based, concern that the value of used A380s will plummet ...

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