Bloomberg US index futures and European equities rise amid forecasts inflation in the world’s largest economy will post the lowest figure this year, warranting a less hawkish Federal Reserve. Contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 advanced at least 0.1% each after the underlying indexes climbed on December 12 by the most in December. The Stoxx 600 gauge …

  Bloomberg Over 370,000 UK homes could be “at risk” from toxic pollution near airports which the government underestimated by 14,000 times, according to a University of Kent study. The research suggests small piston-powered private planes which typically run on leaded fuel are one of the UK’s single largest sources of lead pollution, amounting to 11% of the total since …

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd is bringing back first class seating on a handful of routes, joining several other carriers in reviving their high-end offerings as air travel recovers. Cathay relaunched first class on one of its daily Hong Kong-London flights last week, with Paris to be added from January 18 and Tokyo Haneda on February 1. First-class return …