Bloomberg Akasa, a new Indian airline backed by billionaire Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, plans to offer stock options to attract staff, using a lure more often deployed by technology startups in its bid to gain a foothold in one of the world’s most competitive air-travel markets. The carrier, which is preparing to start flying in late May, is taking the unusual …

  Bloomberg Dunelm Group Plc, a UK home-furnishings company, is raising prices to protect profits from higher shipping and raw-material costs, adding to the string of bad inflation news for British shoppers. Consumers are already bracing for faster inflation after the Bank of England warned that it could top 7% this year. Tesco Plc Chairman John Allan said this week …

  Bloomberg Australia concluded its quantitative easing (QE) program, leaving the Reserve Bank with more than 40% of government bonds on issue and raising questions about what it will do with the pile of assets. The RBA on Thursday conducted its final A$1.6 billion purchase of securities under a program that tripled its balance sheet to about A$650 billion ($465 …