Bloomberg Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) promoted Alison Rose to chief executive officer, making her the first woman to run one of Britain’s big four lenders. Rose, the former head of British commercial and private banking at RBS, was seen as being groomed for the role for years. She takes over on Nov. 1, set to be the UK’s …

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc has launched a public-relations offensive aimed at leaders in Beijing, reflecting worries that its position as the biggest foreign bank in China is at risk. With controversies such as the US-China trade war and the Hong Kong democracy protests swirling, the effort is aimed at repairing damage from the fallout of its role in the US …

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc Chief Executive Officer Michael O’Leary gave a pessimistic outlook for the resumption by Boeing Co of deliveries of its grounded 737 Max, saying the carrier has frozen payments to the manufacturer and started talks on recouping costs of the delay. Deliveries of the aircraft will likely slip “another couple of months” to March or April, he …