Bloomberg There certainly have been worse days at LaGuardia, O’Hare and Miami airports. But on January 25 some of these busy routes came to a brief but abrupt halt — and that may have been among the final pushes that led President Donald Trump, already under pressure, to reopen the government. The White House for weeks had tried to minimise …

Bloomberg Kering SA, the French owner of the Gucci luxury brand, owes about 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion) to Italy in back taxes, according to the conclusions of a government audit. The probe scrutinised business activities by Kering’s Swiss subsidiary, Luxury Goods International, from 2011 through 2017, according to a company statement. Kering said it contests the findings of the …

Bloomberg Billionaire Lucio Tan, who controls Philippine Airlines Inc., denied reports about a forthcoming stake sale days after ANA Holdings Inc. confirmed it’s in talks with the carrier’s listed parent PAL Holdings Inc. There’s “no plan” to sell, Tan, 84, said in an interview on the sidelines of a central bank event in Manila. News that a stake sale is …