Bloomberg Boeing Co. received an endorsement from an unlikely source: John Leahy, Airbus SE’s retired sales supremo who rang up over $1 trillion in aircraft deals over a long career, largely at the expense of the US aerospace giant. Leahy is famous for ribbing his long-time rival. But after being put on the spot by a fellow aviation luminary at …

Bloomberg Fast-dwindling cash is casting doubt on whether Sears Holdings Corp. can firm up its survival plan in time to avoid liquidation. Sears is expected to bleed $220 million in just the first month of its bankruptcy, court filings show, cutting deep into the $300 million loan it secured this week from senior lenders. The crunch could become more acute …

Bloomberg Air France-KLM Chief Executive Officer Ben Smith marked an early victory just weeks after taking the top job by reaching a pay deal with French unions that had eluded his predecessor. The accord at the Air France arm includes a wage increase of 2 percent retroactive January 1 and another 2 percent to take effect in 2019, according to …