Bloomberg A Boeing Co 737 cargo plane operated by a Qantas Airways Ltd subsidiary suddenly depressurised during a flight last year after a misplaced insulation blanket clogged up the main outflow valve, Australia’s air-safety investigator said. Cold air rushed into the cockpit and the two-person crew suffered pain in their ears when the jet lost cabin pressure descending through 8,000 …

  Bloomberg Australian household spending recovered strongly, defying expectations that a renewed coronavirus outbreak would keep shoppers at home, as a shift to living with Covid prompted consumers to head out to shop. Retail sales jumped 1.8% in January to A$32.5 billion ($23.3 billion), compared with a forecast gain of just 0.3%, Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed. Sales across …

  Bloomberg US futures fluctuated and stocks were lower as investors assessed the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on commodity supply and the global economy. Oil topped $110. Contracts on US gauges were little changed, after the S&P 500 swung between losses and gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was also lower, after briefly erasing declines. Ericsson led a …