Bloomberg Rapid delivery companies have curbed their ambitions in the Netherlands after disgruntled Dutch cities put a halt on the explosive growth of their distribution centers. After months of consultations, Flink SE, Getir and Gorillas signed a joint code of conduct that could crimp their ability to make super-fast deliveries in a concession to Dutch municipalities. The companies pledged ...
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Air France-KLM talking with Apollo on $528m injection
Bloomberg Air France-KLM is in talks with Apollo Global Management Inc about a 500 million-euro ($528 million) capital injection that would allow the carrier to repay a chunk of the state aid that helped it survive the Covid crisis. The funding would see the US private-equity firm provide capital to an Air France affiliate that owns a pool of ...
Read More »New York City’s Century 21 makes comeback
Bloomberg A retailer that has come to represent the resilience of New York City is making a comeback. Century 21 will be returning to its flagship location in downtown Manhattan in spring 2023 and is teaming up with retail operator Legends to again showcase a selection of off-price luxury goods. The store will occupy four floors of 22 Cortlandt ...
Read More »After $5 trillion rout, emerging markets seek turnaround signal
Bloomberg The wreckage of a $5 trillion rout in emerging markets is starting to look like a buying opportunity to some intrepid investors. The pain points are all too obvious: Stocks have fallen below their average valuations of the past 17 years. Local-currency bond yields have soared through a range that’s held since the 2008 crisis. Spreads on dollar ...
Read More »Morgan Stanley says too soon to turn bullish on stocks
Bloomberg Even as the S&P 500 narrowly avoided plunging into a bear market, Morgan Stanley strategists say it’s too early to turn optimistic on stocks. “Equity clients are bearish, a necessary condition for a sustainable low, but an insufficient one,†strategists led by Michael Wilson wrote in a note on Monday. “Given the risks to growth are just emerging, it’s ...
Read More »India considers $13 billion extra borrowing to offset fuel-tax cut
Bloomberg India will probably borrow the entire 1 trillion rupees ($12.9 billion) that the government will forgo as revenues due to a cut in gasoline and diesel levies, according to people familiar with the matter. Higher collections from the goods and services tax (GST) as well as personal income taxes will be neutralised by additional spending on food and fertiliser ...
Read More »China sees 4.7% rise in natural gas output
Agencies China saw a steady increase in its natural gas output in April, official data showed. The country’s natural gas output was 17.7 billion cubic meters in April, up 4.7% from a year ago, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. In the first four months of this year, China reported a total of 74.7 billion cubic meters of ...
Read More »Aeroflot back to future as sanctions ground its goals
Bloomberg Hours after President Vladimir Putin announced Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Aeroflot PJSC’s top executives gathered at the airline’s headquarters down the street from the Kremlin. In the official part of the surreal board meeting, they discussed the flagship Russian carrier’s budget without mentioning the war or any risks it might create, according to two people familiar with the proceedings ...
Read More »Airbus sees business jet sales boost despite war
Bloomberg Airbus SE’s corporate-jet division is more optimistic about prospects for this year, even as the Russia-Ukraine conflict and Chinese coronavirus lockdowns weigh on sales. The European planemaker had a slow couple of years for orders for its newest business-jet model during the Covid-19 pandemic, with almost all work travel curtailed. The corporate version of the A220 was launched in ...
Read More »Jet Airways to resume flying by September in Indian market
Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd, the erstwhile bankrupt carrier undergoing a court-monitored resolution, is expecting to return to the skies in the quarter to September as competition in India’s cutthroat air travel market intensifies with new entrants. Jet Airways got its flying license from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) after successful proving flights — or test flights ...
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