Bloomberg Just as airlines start to emerge from their biggest slump on record, the industry is facing a new headache: a rapid rise in fuel prices. Escalating fuel costs will create a dilemma for carriers who unwound hedges that proved costly when demand suddenly disappeared when the coronavirus hit last year, said John Grant, senior analyst at OAG, which tracks …

Bloomberg German beauty retailer Douglas GmbH is tackling its 2.1 billion-euro ($2.5 billion) debt pile after struggling through a series of pandemic-fueled lockdowns that shuttered its stores across Europe for almost a year. The 179-year-old firm, owned by CVC, is seeking to refinance its bonds and loans with new debt supported by a 220 million-euro equity injection. CVC was coming …

Bloomberg Nike Inc. fell the most since October after its pandemic rebound suffered a setback last quarter, when supply-chain problems kept products from reaching North America, its biggest market. The athleticwear giant, which posted surprisingly strong growth in the previous quarter, missed Wall Street estimates with its latest results. Sales amounted to $10.4 billion in the third quarter — far …