Chicago / Bloomberg Boeing Co. expects China’s domestic freight market to surge in the next two decades and said it will offer conversions for its bestselling 737 passenger jets into cargo planes. The Chicago-based planemaker won 30 confirmed orders and 25 commitments from seven customers for the converted 737, Boeing said in a statement on Wednesday. The aircraft will be …

NEW YORK / AP Macy’s wrapped up a weak fiscal year on an encouraging note, but the nation’s largest department store retailer still sees challenges ahead. Macy’s, which also operates Bloomingdale’s stores, reported a 31 percent decline in fourth-quarter profits, dragged down by store closings and other costs. But the adjusted results beat Wall Street estimates and sales picked up …

Bloomberg Wesfarmers Ltd. posted a 1.2 percent increase in first-half profit and created a new department stores division as the nation’s largest retailer seeks to trim costs. Net income was A$1.39 billion ($1 billion) in the six months ended December 31, up from A$1.38 billion, the Perth, Western Australia-based company said in a regulatory statement Wednesday. That compared with expectations …