DUBAI / WAM Governments around the world have a “golden opportunity” to create new jobs in the aftermath of Covid-19, which has driven profound changes in businesses, working patterns and accelerated the emergence and development of new economic sectors. That is according to a new report published by the World Government Summit Organisation (WGS) in partnership with PwC Middle ...

  Bloomberg The US is ordering refiners to boost the use of biofuels such as corn-based ethanol, as the Biden administration tries to strike a balance between competing political and economic pressures while gasoline prices soar. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requiring refiners to mix 20.63 billion gallons of renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel this year — ...

  Bloomberg Nikola Corp’s founder and former chair Trevor Milton voted against a proposal by the clean-energy trucking startup that would have authorised new shares to potentially raise capital, throwing the outcome into doubt, according to people familiar with the matter. Milton’s vote led to the decision to immediately adjourn Nikola’s annual shareholder meeting to June 30 so the company ...

Bloomberg Frontier Group Holdings Inc sweetened the terms of its takeover offer for Spirit Airlines Inc and won support from a key proxy advisory firm, giving the ultra-discount carrier new momentum as it tries to fend off a rival bid by JetBlue Airways Corp. Frontier agreed to pay $250 million, or $2.23 a share, to Spirit if the deal collapses ...

  Bloomberg Boeing Co won’t launch a new jetliner any time soon to address Airbus SE’s widening sales lead in the narrow-body market, Chief Executive Officer Dave Calhoun said. Prominent customers like Air Lease Corp founder Steven Udvar-Hazy have been calling on Boeing to get moving on the mid-sized aircraft family Calhoun tabled two years ago. But there are no ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc expects revenue to balloon well above its original expectations this quarter as consumers swarm back to travel following the pandemic, helping the carrier absorb the impact of higher jet-fuel prices and other expenses. Total revenue will jump by as much as 13% over the same period of 2019, the Fort Worth, Texas-based airline said ...

Bloomberg UK travellers are bracing for further widespread disruption as airports and roads struggle to cope with a surge in people returning from Jubilee weekend getaways and London Tube workers head out on strike. Lengthy queues are expected at airport passport controls while roads will be clogged with 19 million drivers expected to get behind the wheel over the weekend, ...

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc said it needs another two quarters or so to work through an inventory surge that prompted markdowns and contributed to last month’s steep stock decline. About a fifth of the 32% jump in inventories last quarter came from merchandise piling up more quickly than the company wanted, said John Furner, chief of Walmart’s US operations. Another ...

  Bloomberg Starbucks said it’s reopening its stores in Shanghai after a wave of Covid-19 infections and government lockdowns hurt its business in key Chinese market. The Seattle-based company has reopened 600 of its 940 stores in the city, a spokeswoman said by email. Starbucks is moving quickly to restart business there on just the third day of Shanghai’s official ...

  Bloomberg Chinese banks are facing growing pressure to support cash-strapped developers after months of pleas by regulators failed to boost lending to the industry. Local branches at the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) have called for meetings with banks in multiple cities since last week to assess why loans have slowed, along with the difficulties faced by banks and ...