Bloomberg China will likely ease the pressure on local governments to shut older, inefficient coal mines as it seeks to meet rising demand of the most-polluting fuel to spur its economic recovery. Government officials are in the midst of preparing the country’s all-important five-year-plan, the guiding document for policy and industrial development from 2021 to 2025. Unlike the previous edition, …

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc is planning to raise $5 billion by borrowing against its frequent-flyer program, pioneering a new tool for US carriers to boost liquidity amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Goldman Sachs Group Inc, Barclays Plc and Morgan Stanley have committed to provide the financing and arrange syndication, United said in a statement. The deal, which is expected to …

Bloomberg The US government will allow Chinese airlines four flights a week into its airports, an expansion following China’s announcement it would permit the same number of operations by the Americans. In the latest action, after weeks of diplomatic wrangling on passenger flights between the two nations, the Transportation Department issued an order that doubles the number of operations permitted …