After the disasters at Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011, turning away from nuclear power seemed prudent. Now it looks like a serious error — and not just because global energy costs happen to be spiking. Over the next several decades, an orderly, affordable and politically sustainable transition to zero-carbon electricity is likely to require a much bigger ...

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc. is exploring a potential sale of a minority stake in its frequent-flier program MileagePlus, according to people familiar with the matter. United is working with financial advisers who have begun contacting potential investors including private equity firms, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter is private. Any minority stake in ...

  Bloomberg Get ready for the tanker wars, part two. Airbus SE is teaming up with Lockheed Martin Corp. to take on Boeing Co.’s troubled aerial tanker with an American-made version of the European company’s A330 jetliner. The wide-body plane was at the heart of a proposal that first beat, then on appeal lost out to, Boeing’s KC-46 tanker in ...