Bloomberg Indian budget airline SpiceJet Ltd. has begun an order contest between Boeing Co. and Airbus SE for wide-body aircraft, in the strongest indication yet that it will go ahead with a move into discount long-distance flights. The stock rose to their highest ever. The carrier is evaluating the U.S. manufacturer’s biggest 787-10 Dreamliner together with Airbus’s A350-1000, Ajay Singh, …

Bloomberg Kroger Co. shares plunged after the supermarket chain abandoned its practice of offering long-term guidance, a sign it’s grappling with fierce competition in a grocery industry rattled by Amazon.com Inc.’s acquisition of Whole Foods. The decision to stop giving further-out forecasts spooked investors concerned about an increasingly cutthroat grocery industry, said Jennifer Bartashus, an analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence. “It’s …

Bloomberg A new South Korean budget carrier says it can help push air fares down by as much as 30 percent and still stay profitable in a market already crowded with six rivals. Aero K Airlines Co., backed by venture capital funds, plans to use new, fuel-efficient aircraft and a base where airport levies are at least 60 percent cheaper …