Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways said geopolitical and trade tensions are likely to damage the business after the airline rebounded to a profit in the first half. Protests in Hong Kong cut inbound passenger traffic in July and are “adversely” affecting bookings, Cathay said in a statement Wednesday. First-half net income was $172 million compared with a year-ago loss of HK$263 …

Bloomberg Walmart is reportedly looking to sell ModCloth, the women’s apparel site it acquired two years ago, as it looks for ways to pare losses at its online business. “I can confirm that Walmart has received outside interest from buyers for ModCloth,” the site’s CEO Silvia Mazzucchelli told Glossy magazine. “We are in the process of exploring potential opportunities.” Recode …

Geneva / Emirates Business The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometres (FTKs), decreased by 4.8 percent in June 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the eighth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes. Signs of a modest recovery in recent months …