Bloomberg Germany was warned it could face a 220 billion-euro ($240 billion) hit to output over the next two years in the event of an immediate interruption in Russian energy supplies over the war in Ukraine. Economic institutes advising the government in Berlin said in a joint forecast that a full halt in Russian natural gas imports would result in …

  Bloomberg An amendment to European Union sanctions created a potential path for some aircraft financiers to sell jets held in Russia to the airlines now operating them without permission. The measure will allow EU governments to grant permission for entities in their states to keep receiving payments from Russian companies on so-called financial leases signed before February 26. Ownership …

  Bloomberg Bed Bath & Beyond Inc blamed an unexpected fourth-quarter loss and slowing sales on global supply-chain disruptions and weakening consumer confidence. The retailer said that an “abnormally high” level of inventory was in transit, unavailable or held at ports through the early part of this quarter. That contributed to a larger-than-expected drop in sales and has thrown a …