When the coherent half of the Republican ticket participated in the vice presidential debate, it was an opportunity for viewers to learn what the future holds. Yes, Vice President Mike Pence may be a talking-point machine, but to a debate audience that’s a more useful device than a random-lie generator. You can learn things from talking points. There’s only one ...

Bloomberg Malaysia Airlines Bhd is prepared to shut down if ongoing talks with leasing companies about a restructuring plan fail, The Edge Malaysia cited the national carrier’s chief executive officer as saying. A “sizable” number of creditors support the company’s plan, some are against it and others are still undecided, Izham Ismail told the business weekly in an interview. The ...

Bloomberg Air Canada slashed the purchase price for tour operator Transat AT Inc to almost a quarter of its earlier offer, citing the impact of the Covid-19 outbreak on the air transport industry. The Montreal-based airline said it’s cutting the offer for Transat to C$5 a share from C$18 when the deal was announced in August 2019, valuing the company ...