Bloomberg Superdry Plc shares plunged as its board and top management resigned following a shareholder vote to bring back co-founder Julian Dunkerton at the helm of the UK apparel retailer. Chairman Peter Bamford, Chief Executive Officer Euan Sutherland and Chief Financial Officer Ed Barker will leave immediately, the company said. Dunkerton will take over as interim CEO and join the …

Bloomberg A new startup may have the answer for cashed-up travellers desperate to beat the gridlock in the mega cities of Southeast Asia: helicopter ride-sharing. Ascent Flights Global Pte is starting the service in the Philippines next week and plans to expand to Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia by next year. The Singapore-based company lets customers book a seat on a …

GENEVA / WAM World trade will continue to face strong headwinds in 2019 and 2020 after growing more slowly than expected in 2018 due to rising trade tensions and increased economic uncertainty. World Trade Organisation (WTO) economists expect merchandise trade volume growth to fall to 2.6% in 2019 down from 3.0% in 2018. Trade growth could then rebound to 3.0% …