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JC Penney piles sale upon sale trying to dig out of ‘abyss’

Bloomberg Walk into a JC Penney and it’s a sea of red stickers. Almost everything is marked down, from apparel, jewellery and home goods to Christmas decor, bedding and appliances. And it’s not even Black Friday yet. Even for a retailer whose identity is built on promotions and discounts, there’s an urgency to this holiday season. JC Penney Co.’s bonds ...

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Boeing: Jet demand to survive as Brexit buffets economies

Bloomberg Boeing Co. reckons Brexit will slow growth in both the UK and European Union economies, though not enough to upset demand for its planes, according to marketing vice president Randy Tinseth. “We expect from a UK perspective and an EU perspective, there will be an economic impact, you can’t get away from that, the UK economy more in terms ...

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Airlines in India seek emergency credit from oil companies, airports

Bloomberg Airlines in India are asking the government to help them obtain unsecured credit from oil companies and airports, as fuel-price increases push them deeper into losses and imperil their survival. Competition and aggressive pricing are stopping fares from rising to reflect higher input costs, the Federation of Indian Airlines said in a letter sent to the aviation ministry’s top ...

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