Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG faces strike action after a cabin crew union voted to escalate its conflict with Europe’s biggest airline group. The UFO union said in a statement that members voted for strike action at the group’s airlines including Lufthansa and Lufthansa CityLine after pay talks with company bosses broke down. The union will now decide when the strikes …

Bloomberg Forever 21 Inc will keep open more than 60 US stores previously set to shutter as part of the company’s bankruptcy restructuring after the retailer secured rent concessions from its biggest landlords, according to people with knowledge of the situation. It’s an early win for the fast-fashion company after it filed for Chapter 11 protection in September as talks …

DUBAI / WAM The GCC’s chemical-related investments have exceeded $140 billion in the first 10 months of 2019, led by consolidation, joint venture agreements and an increased number of merger and acquisition deals, according to estimates by the Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA). The multi-billion-dollar investments made both within the region and international markets in the areas of refining, …