BLOOMBERG German airline passengers faced disruption on March 13, with scores of flights cancelled at Berlin airport as ground staff went on strike over pay. Hamburg, Hanover and Bremen airports are also affected by walkouts and flight cancellations. The Verdi labour union is pushing for improved pay and conditions as workers grapple with the soaring cost of living. The planned …

BLOOMBERG Walmart Inc’s online subscription service is narrowing the gap with Amazon.com Inc in a key demographic: affluent shoppers. Launched in 2020 as a competitor to Amazon Prime, Walmart+ is resonating with higher-income households eager to fend off inflation. At $98 a year, Walmart+ costs $41 less than Prime and offers many of the same perks, such as shipping discounts …

BLOOMBERG When the European Central Bank (ECB) sets interest rates, attention will be on the increasingly acrimonious path that lies ahead. Despite its insistence on decisions being taken “meeting by meeting,” investors have grown accustomed to getting a preview of where borrowing costs are likely to head in the ensuing weeks and even months. But with officials bickering over how …