Bloomberg The dollar’s long rally against the euro this year has proved a godsend for the owner of the Zara brand by swelling the value of revenue from its US garment sales when converted into euros. While it’s lost some ground over the past week, the greenback has gained more than 13% against the euro this year, boosting European ...

  Bloomberg France’s civil aviation authority told airlines to cut half of their flights due to a planned strike by air-traffic controllers, bringing disruption back to the country’s airports after a difficult summer. The DGAC’s guidance came in response to a walkout called for September 16 by the SNCTA union, the authority said in an emailed statement. Minimum service rules ...

  Bloomberg Shortly before invading Ukraine in February, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping declared a “no limits” friendship. Yet even as his forces suffer humiliating losses on the battlefield, Russia’s president shouldn’t expect much help at his first meeting with his Chinese counterpart since then. Xi and Putin meet face-to-face in Uzbekistan on Thursday in their first sitdown since a ...