The chief executive officer (CEO) of Latin America’s largest airline wants the carrier to take on a more socially conscious role after the Covid-19 pandemic forced it into bankruptcy and posed “existential questions” about its future. Roberto Alvo, who was named CEO of Latam Airlines Group just as the global pandemic began to unfold in early 2020, said the company ...

David Fickling The instruction manual for surviving a zombie apocalypse is pretty straightforward. Once you’ve kitted out your bunker with canned goods and firearms, get a supply of bullion. You’ll need it to buy bullets and bribe your way out of a death fight in Thunderdome. That’s a line of thinking you might associate with cranky gold bugs, but it’s ...

Jonathan Levin When it comes to communicating its outlook for monetary policy, the Federal Reserve is famous for using overly vague language that can be interpreted any number of ways. The latest example came last week in the central bank’s statement explaining its decision to again raise interest rates by 0.75 percentage point. And if you can decipher the meaning ...