Bloomberg UK power prices rose to a four-year high after the UK grid operator warned that its safety buffer of supplies was almost eroded for Sunday. National Grid Plc said it’s “monitoring the situation closely” in a warning published on Twitter. The network operator stopped short of issuing an official alert called an Electricity Margin Notice, which is published when …

Bloomberg Southwest Airlines dramatically expanded its furlough warnings, telling employees that 6,828 jobs are at risk as the company and its labour unions have failed so far to agree on how to cut $500 million in costs. Pilots, flight attendants, baggage handlers and other workers got notices that they may be furloughed, Southwest said. The new warnings boost the number …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG will expand its Christmas flight schedule after a surge in bookings from German tourists, a rare piece of good news for the carrier as it battles to recover from the coronavirus crisis. Lufthansa will add flights to southern European destinations including in Greece, Italy and Spain to meet the rising demand, the company said in a …