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Globe-trotters pledge to fly less after Covid to help climate

Bloomberg More than two-fifths of the global population would be willing to fly less even after pandemic restrictions ease, according to a survey that shows a growing belief that individual actions impact the climate. The poll of more than 30,000 people published on Monday by the European Investment Bank (EIB) shows 72% of Europeans and Americans and 84% of Chinese ...

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M&S warns of ‘tariffs’ in Irish business

Bloomberg Marks & Spencer (M&S) Group warned that sales will suffer from the UK’s new lockdown and as Brexit complicates doing business in countries such as Ireland. Fiscal third quarter like-for-like sales fell by 7.6%, as weaker clothing and homewares revenue offset a stronger performance in food. The company said products exported to countries such as Ireland are facing red ...

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Trump’s last days bring fresh turmoil to US-China relations

Bloomberg The Trump administration’s final days are proving as confounding as ever for companies and investors stuck in the middle of an increasingly contentious US-China relationship. After a week of widespread confusion over the scope of a US ban on investments in businesses linked to China’s military, both Washington and Beijing took steps over the weekend that threaten to further ...

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