Bloomberg A new mobile app and marketing push weren’t enough to energise sales at Yum China Holdings Inc.’s Pizza Hut in the latest quarter. Systemwide, same-store sales missed analysts’ estimates, rising 3 percent compared with a projection for 3.3 percent growth. The disappointing results sent the company’s shares down as much as 10 percent in late trading in New York. …

Bloomberg President Donald Trump praised crew members and passengers of a Southwest Airlines flight for their handling of an emergency landing two weeks ago after an engine exploded. Trump met in the Oval Office with five crew members and five passengers from Flight 1380, saying that they were “some incredible people.” The visit, arranged after the White House contacted the …

DUBAI / WAM Emaar Properties recorded revenue for the first three months of 2018 of AED5.586 billion ($1.521 billion), 37 percent higher than Q1 2017 revenue of AED4.072 billion ($1.109 billion). This was led by significant progress achieved on projects under construction and the growth in malls and hospitality businesses. Emaar’s net profit grew by 20 percent to AED1.665 billion …