Bloomberg Flights out of some airports on the US West Coast were briefly halted by aviation regulators as a precaution after North Korea launched a high-speed missile in a test. The so-called ground stop, which paused departures from an unspecified number of airports, lasted less than 15 minutes. North Korea’s missile flew at almost 10 times the speed of …

  Bloomberg J Sainsbury Plc raised its profit forecast following strong Christmas sales, defying concern that supply chain problems and a surge of Omicron infections would hit demand over the festive period. Britain’s second-largest grocer said Wednesday earnings have been boosted by cost cuts, and as it matched prices of discounter Aldi on many products to attract shoppers who celebrated …

  Bloomberg Wall Street is keeping its faith in Amazon.com Inc., the only megacap technology stock with unanimous analyst buy ratings, even after the e-commerce giant lagged behind its peers by a huge margin for the past 18 months. Morgan Stanley grew more optimistic on the shares after their worst annual performance since 2014, raising its price target Monday and …