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Will the Franco-Italian bromance save Europe

Emmanuel Macron and Mario Draghi signed a treaty at the Quirinale palace in Rome to get France and Italy working together better. That’s good news for Europe. It’s also tinder for populists. How their countries — both founding members of the European Union — pull off cooperation will determine how much nearer the continent’s dream of “ever closer union” gets ...

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Black Friday discounts fade in years over demand, inflation

Bloomberg Black Friday deals ranked among the least generous in years as more US consumers headed back to stores on one of the busiest shopping days of the year. Retailers appear to have the “lowest level of clearance goods in five years or more,” Oliver Chen, an analyst at Cowen & Co, said in a report. According to Salesforce.com Inc, ...

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South Africa sees SAA sale completed by early 2022

Bloomberg South Africa expects to conclude the sale of a majority stake in its state-owned airline to private investors early next year, Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan said. The sale of 51% of South African Airways (SAA) to the Takatso consortium is “certainly moving in the right direction,” Gordhan, who oversees state-owned companies, said in an interview with Bloomberg Television. ...

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