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PVH jumps after profit forecast surges

  New York / Bloomberg PVH Corp., the maker of Calvin Klein and Tommy Hilfiger apparel, jumped as much as 7.6 percent after raising its full-year profit forecast and reporting first-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates. Adjusted earnings will probably be $6.45 to $6.55 a share during the 2016 fiscal year, the New York-based company said in a statement. That’s ...

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Philips electronics to rake in €750mn in IPO windfall

  The Hague / AFP Dutch electronics giant Philips set a price of 20 euros per share, a day ahead of a highly anticipated IPO of its lighting arm, and said it was expecting to raise 750 million euros. “The total number of offered shares is 37.5 million, representing 25 percent of the shares,” the Amsterdam-based Philips said in a statement. ...

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Branson in talks for Air NZ’s stake in Virgin Australia

  Sydney / Bloomberg Air New Zealand Ltd.’s stake in Virgin Australia Holdings Ltd. has attracted several potential buyers and talks are under way about a possible deal, said Richard Branson, the billionaire founder of Virgin Group Ltd. It’s not yet clear whether Virgin Group itself, which owns about 10 percent of Virgin Australia, will increase its stake in Australia’s ...

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