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Investigators to begin search for Hawaii jet’s black boxes

Bloomberg US investigators plan to begin scanning the sea bed off Hawaii in search of the wreckage of a Boeing Co 737-200 that went down after losing power in both its engines. Special sonar devices that can map the sea bed will be used to locate critical wreckage and the jet’s two crash-proof recorders, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) ...

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Krispy Kreme jumps in US trading debut

Bloomberg Krispy Kreme Inc’s shares rose in their first day of trading, giving the doughnut chain a much-needed lift a day after it was forced to downsize its initial public offering. The stock reversed an early decline and jumped 24% to $21 a share in New York. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company, which is owned by investment firm JAB Holdings ...

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Afghans flee as Taliban makes deeper inroads amid US exit

Bloomberg Tens of thousands of Afghan families are fleeing to escape the Taliban’s rapid advance into the country’s northern region, part of a larger refugee crisis that is brewing as the US speeds up its troop withdrawal after two decades of war. The militants have burned down farmland and forced citizens to leave their towns and villages, Mohammad Amiri, a ...

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