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American Airlines to put most jets back in service as travel rebounds

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc expects to put most of its fleet back in service in the second quarter following “recent strength in domestic and short-haul international bookings” that hint at a gathering travel rebound. Falling infections and hospitalisations and rising vaccinations have spurred demand after a blow early this year when the US required negative coronavirus tests for international ...

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Hugo Boss under fire from Chinese stars

Bloomberg Hugo Boss AG came under fire from Chinese celebrities over its stance on human rights in China, ensnaring the company in a growing boycott of western firms who won’t use cotton produced in the region of Xinjiang over concerns it’s made with forced labour by Muslim-minority Uyghurs. Li Yifeng, an actor and singer who has more than 60 million ...

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Fast-food chain Popeyes plots to become global power

Bloomberg Some 18 months after its chicken sandwich went viral, fast-food chain Popeyes is on a mission to take over the world. It may not work, of course. Its parent, Restaurant Brands International Inc., has a spotty overseas record, at best. But the ambition alone underscores just how startling a transformation the once-sleepy brand has undergone since the summer of ...

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