BLOOMBERG Macy’s Inc is laying off about 3.5% of its workforce ahead of the departure of longtime Chief Executive Officer Jeff Gennette, as the department-store operator retrenches amid lower demand. The company said the cuts include about 2,350 employees, mostly in corporate positions. It will also close five stores. The Wall Street Journal earlier reported the layoffs and store closures. …

BLOOMBERG Indian consumer goods giant Hindustan Unilever Ltd posted disappointing quarterly profit as it struggled with weak demand, a subdued festival season and competitors tearing into the firm’s market share. The Mumbai-based unit of Unilever Plc reported a 0.4% rise in net income to 25.2 billion rupees ($303 million) for the quarter through December compared with the same period a …

BLOOMBERG Boeing Co won an order for 150 Max jets from India’s newest airline, in a rare spot of good news for the US planemaker since a piece of fuselage blew off an Alaska Airlines flight almost two weeks ago. Akasa Air, which began flying commercially less than two years ago, made a firm purchase for the 737 Max 10 …