Bloomberg Mainland Chinese stocks are outperforming their offshore-listed peers as domestic investors bet the country’s economy will withstand the trade war with the US. The Shanghai Composite Index has rallied more than 21 percent this year, compared with a 4.3 percent advance by the Hang Seng China Enterprises Index in Hong Kong. The Shanghai measure is trading near its highest …

Bloomberg British Airways scrapped almost all of its timetable for the next two days as pilots went on strike for the first time in decades in a labour dispute that could cost the carrier 80 million pounds ($98 million). The unit of IAG SA had “no option” but to cancel almost 100 percent of services amid the action over pay, …

Bloomberg More than 5,000 passengers are stranded at Japan’s Narita international airport as highways were closed off and train services were suspended after a powerful typhoon hit the nation’s capital. That number was expected to rise until the last flight arrived at about 11 pm, with no notice so far from the rail and highway operators on when services and …