Bloomberg US stock futures pointed to a higher opening and European equities advanced amid positive earnings reports. Brent crude slid below $50 a barrel for the first time since March, while the rout in metals prices worsened. The S&P 500 Index looked to snap a string of meager moves, and the Euro Stoxx 600 climbed as Met Life Inc. ...

  Bloomberg Air France-KLM Group showed signs of a turnaround, with ticket-price declines almost halted in the first quarter as bookings increased and business-class fares surged. The positive demand-trend continued into April, and Europe’s biggest carrier is also benefiting from an increase in cash flow, reduced costs and a declining fuel bill, it said in a statement Thursday. The advances ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc. is about to give coach passengers even less legroom. The company will shrink the space between most rows to 30 inches (76 centimeters) on its newest Boeing Co. 737 jetliners, spokesman Joshua Freed said. That’s an inch less than on its existing 737-800 planes. At least three rows on the new 737 Max jets ...