Bloomberg AirAsia Group Bhd shares slumped nearly 18% when trading resumed following a suspension that came as auditor Ernst & Young said the carrier’s ability to continue as a going concern may be in “significant doubt.” The budget airline pared its loss to 12% as of 2:47 pm local time on July 08. In a statement to the Kuala Lumpur …

Bloomberg Ascena Retail Group Inc, the owner of mall brands that occupy almost 3,000 stores in the US, is preparing to file for bankruptcy and shutter at least 1,200 of those locations, according to people with knowledge of the plan. The company, which owns brands such as Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant, could enter Chapter 11 as soon as this …

Bloomberg South African Airways (SAA) cleared another hurdle needed to ensure the state-owned carrier’s survival when most labor groups agreed to sweetened severance packages for retrenched workers. The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South African Airways Cabin Crew Association, which were fiercely opposed to plans to cut the workforce to 1,000 staff from about 4,700, agreed …