Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will allow 2,200 unvaccinated employees to return to their jobs this month, saying there are signs that the Covid-19 pandemic is “beginning to meaningfully recede.†Workers who were granted religious or medical exemptions and put on unpaid leave can resume working on March 28, Kirk Limacher, United’s vice president of human resources, said in …
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US airlines likely to recover surge in fuel costs from customers
Bloomberg US airlines will likely recover a surge in fuel costs from customers amid a robust desire for travel, according to the president of Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc. The industry “takes time†to pass along pricier fuel into higher airfares but will do so in the coming months by reducing the amount of flying available, Dave Davis said. …
Read More »Beauty giant Natura defies skeptics in surprise margin gain
Bloomberg Brazil’s Natura &Co delivered an unexpected margin expansion in the fourth quarter, dealing a blow to skeptics who question whether the cosmetics maker can become a global beauty powerhouse. The firm, which acquired Avon Products Inc less than three years ago and is also the owner of the Natura, Body Shop and Aesop brands, saw its adjusted Ebitda …
Read More »Aviation fuel scarcity to disrupt Nigerian flights
Bloomberg Airlines in Africa’s largest economy warned of possible flight disruptions in the coming days because of a scarcity of aviation fuel. “Unfortunately the fuel scarcity is starting to seriously impact our operations,†Air Peace, one of Nigeria’s biggest carriers, said in a statement. “We are likely to experience flight disruptions today and in the coming days until the …
Read More »Logan Airport sees lingering lull in travel
Bloomberg Air traffic is picking back up, but Boston Logan International Airport remains at only about 80% of its prepandemic volume, and business travel is especially slow to return, said the chief of the Massachusetts Port Authority. Normally, Logan’s traffic is about 60% leisure and 40% business, Massport Chief Executive Officer Lisa Wieland told Bloomberg Radio. These days, it’s …
Read More »China credit growth slows more than expected despite easing
Bloomberg China’s credit expansion slowed as a long holiday and the slumping housing market meant people and companies borrowed less, raising expectations that the central bank will need to do more to support growth. Banks lent 1.2 trillion yuan ($194 billion) in the month, down from 4 trillion yuan in January and less than in February last year, the …
Read More »Nigeria banks ration dollars as regulator signals stopping sales
Bloomberg Nigerian lenders cut the dollar spending limits on local currency cards to free more resources to fund imports after the central bank signaled it will stop foreign-exchange sales to banks. United Bank for Africa Plc stopped the use of naira card to withdraw dollars from automated teller machines outside the country or make international payments at point of …
Read More »Banks eye $6.6 billion debt for Orange, Masmovil joint venture
Bloomberg Telecom giants Orange SA and Masmovil Ibercom SA are seeking to line up a debt package of up to 6 billion euros ($6.6 billion) to back a joint venture, creating one of the largest leveraged debt financings in the region, people familiar with the matter said. Orange and Masmovil entered into exclusive negotiations on March 8 to combine …
Read More »JPMorgan and Goldman lead Wall Street’s retreat from Russia
Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co joined Goldman Sachs Group Inc in pulling back from Russia in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine last month. JPMorgan, the biggest US bank, is currently engaging in limited activities in the country, the New York-based company said in a statement. Goldman Sachs said it plans to close its operations there. The finance-industry titans …
Read More »RBNZ urged to delay lending restrictions
Bloomberg New Zealand banks are calling on the Reserve Bank to delay implementation of new mortgage lending restrictions such as debt-to-income ratios as the housing market cools. Existing restrictions and rising interest rates are already slowing home-lending growth, and banks are concerned the introduction of further limits could have “unintended consequences,†the New Zealand Bankers Association said in a …
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