Bloomberg Pilots at Southwest Airlines Co, the largest operator of the beleaguered Boeing Co 737 Max, warned that the grounded plane may not resume commercial flights until as late as March. The carrier’s internal plans call for the Max to carry its first paying customers 45 to 60 days after US regulators lift a no-fly order on the plane, Greg …

Bloomberg Mother Nature is figuring into consumers’ holiday spending plans this year. The environmental impact of fast-delivery options, which may include using planes and shipping multiple items separately, is a concern resonating with Americans, according to Accenture’s Annual Holiday Shopping Survey. Half of respondents said they’d choose options that leave a smaller carbon footprint, such as slower shipping or in-store …

Bloomberg Richemont is acquiring Italian jewellery brand Buccellati to bolster its existing portfolio of Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels. The Swiss luxury-goods maker bought the Milan-based brand from Gangtai Group Corp, a Chinese investment company, for an undisclosed price. Luca Solca, an analyst at Sanford C Bernstein, said it probably paid less than the $250 million the Shanghai-based investment …