Bloomberg Airbus SE landed one of its biggest-ever deals with the sale of 300 narrow-body planes to Indian budget carrier IndiGo that’s worth more than $33 billion at sticker prices. The contract for A320neo-series jets includes the latest XLR long-range variant and takes IndiGo’s orders for the re-engined aircraft to 730, the companies said in a statement on Tuesday. That’s …

Bloomberg US index futures drifted lower and European stocks dropped as investors awaited a possible Federal Reserve interest-rate cut and some of the season’s biggest corporate earnings. Treasuries edged higher and most European bonds rose. Contracts on the S&P 500 nudged down a day after the US equity benchmark hit a record, and ahead of results from drug giants Pfizer …

Bloomberg Indian stocks rose on optimism that companies have weathered the worst of an economic slowdown. Tata Motors Ltd surged for a second session after posting earnings that beat expectations. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 1.5% to 39,831.84 at the 3:30 pm close in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced 1.4%. Sentiment is improving as companies report business wasn’t …