Bloomberg Sri Lanka’s stock market trading was halted twice on Wednesday after a gauge of blue-chip shares tumbled more than 8%, highlighting the mounting economic crisis prompted by a shortage of dollars and surging inflation. The benchmark Colombo All Share Index settled 2.7% lower at 11,285.37 after a slide in a measure of the nation’s top 20 stocks by …

  Bloomberg Airbus SE is set to announce a partnership with engine-maker CFM International to work on hydrogen propulsion as it targets introduction of a passenger aircraft running on the fuel by 2035, according to people familiar with the matter. An announcement involves adapting a current-generation CFM engine to run on hydrogen, said the people, who asked not to be …

  Bloomberg Air France-KLM has won shareholder support for a capital increase, and will go ahead when its stock price allows it, French newspaper Les Echos reported without saying how it obtained the information. The recapitalisation will take place in the next few months, with main shareholders including the French state, as well as the Netherlands, Delta Airlines and China …