Bloomberg The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said it’ll buy as many government bonds as it needs to and ramped up purchases of corporate debt, adding stimulus after the declaration of a nationwide state of emergency brought more shutdowns and heightened the need for financial support at struggling businesses. By ditching the guideline to increase holdings of government debt by around …

Bloomberg The coronavirus is muddying the outlook for London’s second-biggest airport. Richard Branson’s Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd became the latest carrier to back away from London Gatwick, saying it will shutter its operation at least temporarily to focus on the much larger Heathrow. With arch-rival British Airways reportedly looking to do the same, and Gatwick’s third-largest tenant, Norwegian Air Shuttle …

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd’s shares surged the most in more than three decades on bets that ongoing fund raising will help the carrier survive as lockdown restrictions ease worldwide from Italy to the US. Its share price, adjusted for the planned rights issue, soared as much as 21%, the most since October 1987. It pared its advance to 11% on …