Bloomberg Baristas at an experimental Starbucks-Amazon Go store in New York narrowly rejected union membership, the latest setback for the US labour movement. The workers, who legally work for Starbucks Corp, requested a union election because they said the tie-up between the coffee chain and Amazon.com Inc doubled their workload with no additional pay. The vote was very close, …

  Bloomberg Zambia is looking to sell a Gulfstream G650ER jet bought for the presidency for $194.9 million in 2019 as it seeks to cut costs. President Hakainde Hichilema pledged to offload the plane once elected, and hasn’t used it since taking office in August last year, opting rather for commercial flights or an older presidential jet. The previous administration …

  Bloomberg Initial public offerings are heading for their longest drought since the global financial crisis — and bankers don’t expect a revival anytime soon. A mix of rising inflation and interest rate hikes aimed at taming it have hurt stock market valuations and eroded investor appetite for the high-growth IPO candidates that have driven deals in recent years. Just …