Bloomberg The amount of cash commercial banks hold at the Swiss National Bank (SNB) hit a record last week, highlighting officials’ battle to keep the franc from appreciating. Sight deposits increased by 6.9 billion francs ($7 billion) to 634.1 billion francs in the week ending April 10, data published on the central bank’s website on Tuesday showed. The SNB waged …

Bloomberg Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA is fighting for survival, with a last-ditch plan to convert debt to equity driving its share price down as much as 63% during the first frantic moments of trading on Tuesday. Norwegian Air’s proposal will dilute shareholders already counting their losses after Covid-19 ruined the company’s efforts to return to profitability. The plan calls for …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG is seeking shareholder approval to raise up to 2.4 billion euros ($2.6 billion), funds that could lower but not be enough to avoid the need for a government orchestrated bailout the carrier is facing to get through the coronavirus crisis. Germany’s flagship airline is seeking to issue 176 million new shares, or 36% of its existing …