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Sainsbury’s shareholders back Coupe despite failed Asda deal

Bloomberg J Sainsbury Plc shareholders gave Chief Executive Officer Mike Coupe a vote of confidence at the supermarket operator’s annual general meeting, despite declining sales and the collapse of its planned acquisition of Walmart Inc’s Asda. More than 99 percent of investors voted in favour of keeping Coupe on the board. Still, some investors questioned Chairman Martin Scicluna on Sainsbury’s ...

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Scandinavian Air gets overtaken by local bus

Bloomberg Troubled Scandinavian Airlines operator SAS AB is now smaller than a bus company. Its market value has dropped to just 5.09 billion kronor ($546 million), after its shares slumped almost 40 percent so far this year. That means that Nobina AB, the Nordic region’s largest public-transport service provider, is now bigger, with a market capitalisation of 5.11 billion kronor. ...

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United Technologies’ F-35 engines chronically late: Pentagon

Bloomberg United Technologies Corp’s Pratt & Whitney unit is chronically late delivering engines for the Pentagon’s costliest programme, the F-35, raising questions about whether the company is ready for a surge to full-rate production scheduled for next year. Pratt remains under a previously unreported “Corrective Action Request” from the Defense Contract Management Agency that cites “poor delivery performance” on its ...

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