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Brazil opens up to trade in historic turnaround

  Looking for hints on how to pull the world out of its current inflationary state? You could do worse than turn to a country whose currency is worth less than a trillionth of its value in the early 1980s. At a time when most of the world is compounding the problems of broken supply chains and rising energy prices ...

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West must bridge global divide over Ukraine

  One aspect of the war in Ukraine demands much closer attention — the failure of the US and its rich-country friends to build strong partnerships with the developing world. Many governments in Africa, Latin America and Asia have distanced themselves from the allies’ response to Russia’s aggression. This is helping Moscow and does nothing to discourage other regimes with ...

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JetBlue boosts Spirit takeover bid ahead of shareholder vote

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp improved its offer for Spirit Airlines Inc, boosting a breakup provision to $350 million and adding an upfront cash payment days before shareholders will vote on a pending buyout agreement with Frontier Group Holdings Inc. The revised offer increases JetBlue’s reverse breakup fee by $150 million and provides for about $164 million payable as a ...

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