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Can DBS challenge HSBC with Fed’s help?

  The battle for Asia’s preeminent financial institution will be fought with the Federal Reserve providing ammunition — to both sides. Just how much profit each can squeeze out of US monetary tightening may end up deciding if Hong Kong’s biggest bank, HSBC Holdings Plc, stays whole and dominant. Or if Singapore’s largest lender, DBS Group Holdings Ltd, gets a ...

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Lufthansa gives upbeat outlook as travel demand stays strong

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG forecast profit will keep rising in coming months amid a boom in demand, even as staffing shortages prompt airports to limit capacity. Europe’s biggest airline group said it expects a “significant increase” in earnings in the third quarter compared to the second. That’s after high ticket prices and bumper profits at the company’s cargo division more ...

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Boeing defense workers approve revised offer

  Bloomberg Boeing Co avoided a crippling work stoppage at its defense manufacturing hub after St Louis-area Machinists accepted a revised contract offer, reversing an earlier vote to strike. “We have delivered an equitable contract that will secure the future for the members, their families and future generations,” Tom Boelling, president of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers ...

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