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Shareholder vote set for October 19 in Morrison battle

Bloomberg Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc set an October 19 deadline for shareholders to vote on the hotly contested 7-billion-pound ($9.6 billion) takeover proposal by US private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC. Britain’s fourth-largest grocer published documents saying when shareholders will decide the outcome of what could be the country’s largest take-private deal in a decade. A vote of ...

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United CEO: 98.5% of our US staff have been vaccinated

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc Chief Executive Officer Scott Kirby said that 98.5% of its US-based employees have been vaccinated against Covid-19. The carrier expects to see vaccine totals “north of 99%” when it tallies final figures for how many employees have complied with its mandate to be vaccinated or face termination. United had set a September 27 deadline for ...

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Thailand looking to attract Indian travellers

Bloomberg Thailand is looking to attract Indian travellers during the traditional holiday season to boost its tourism-reliant economy that’s been hit hard by the absence of mass holidaymakers from countries including China. The Thai tourism industry expects Indians to resume travel in large numbers next month during Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, said Somsong Sachaphimukh, vice president of the ...

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