Bloomberg Sports Direct International Plc investors have been left counting the cost of billionaire founder Mike Ashley’s wheeling and dealing. The UK sportswear retailer reported a 73 percent decline in full-year pretax profit. The drop was mainly due to a one-time charge of 85.4 million pounds ($111 million) related to its investment in struggling department store chain Debenhams Plc. Sports …

Bloomberg Bombardier Inc. said Uganda Airlines signed a firm order for four new CRJ900 jets as the East African nation seeks to resuscitate its moribund carrier after two decades. The country also signed a memorandum of understanding for two A330neo, Airbus SE said in a statement on its website, without providing cost details. “Based on the list price for the …

Bloomberg A potential deal between Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and petrochemical giants could enable the country’s sovereign wealth fund to raise billions of dollars. Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil company, is considering buying a strategic stake in the Sabic petrochemical group, Aramco said in a statement, adding that the talks were at a “very early stage.” The Public Investment …