Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc was prevented by a Dutch court from involuntarily transferring workers from Eindhoven, raising the cost of the carrier’s plan to shut down the base following clashes with unionised staff. The decision in Den Bosch marks a setback for Ryanair, which recently recognised unions and is now in negotiations across Europe. The court ruled the carrier misused …

Bloomberg Starbucks Corp. broke out of its home-market slump, posting better-than-expected sales in the US that sparked a share rally in late trading. Comparable sales — the key gauge of retail performance — rose 4 percent in the Americas, beating analysts’ estimate for a gain of 2.8 percent and far-outpacing the previous quarter’s sluggish pace. Sales also beat globally. Starbucks …

ADDIS ABABA / WAM The United Arab Emirates and the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia have agreed on a draft MoU in the field of manpower and domestic aid workers. This came during a meeting involving delegates of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation and the Ethiopian Ministry of Labour that took place in the capital Addis Ababa in …