BLOOMBERG American Airlines Group Inc topped Wall Street’s expectations for third-quarter profit even as its forecast for the rest of the year fell short, underscoring the choppy environment as carriers are battered by climbing jet fuel prices. Adjusted full-year earnings will be between $2.25 and $2.50 a share, compared with its earlier outlook for as much as $3.75, American said …

BLOOMBERG L’Oreal SA shares fell after the cosmetics maker reported weaker-than-expected sales growth, hurt by a challenging travel retail market in China and Korea. Like-for-like sales rose 11.1% in the third quarter, the French company said, below analysts’ estimates. Sales in the North Asia region unexpectedly tumbled 4.8%. “North Asia continued to be impacted by the reset in travel retail …

BLOOMBERG Hong Kong-based Greater Bay Airlines Co plans to expand its route network into mainland China next year, belatedly entering an essential market after the country remained off limits during the Covid pandemic. The carrier, a new entrant to an Asian hub dominated by Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd, will first fly to Shanghai and Beijing, and then gradually to cities …