Bloomberg Stocks were mixed and US equity futures were steady on Wednesday as investors assessed prospects for an economic recovery, while concern eased that faster inflation would spur policy tightening. Treasuries fall. Contracts on all three US equity benchmarks were little changed, after two days of gains for the S&P 500 Index. European equities edged lower as a drop in ...

Bloomberg MicroStrategy Inc sinks, leading a slump in cryptocurrency-exposed stocks, as Bitcoin tumbled below the $30,000 key level for the first time in five months. The enterprise software company fell as much as 12%, its steepest intraday decline since May 19, before closing down 4.5%. Shares of other crypto-linked firms also stemmed their losses as Bitcoin recovered after earlier wiping ...

Bloomberg Oil retreated after hitting $75 a barrel in London for the first time in more than two years, as Russia and other Opec+ nations were said to consider increasing production. Brent crude edged above $75 in Asian trading hours as price indicators and inventory data showed that demand still outstrips supply. The gains faltered as Russia — which jointly ...

Bloomberg The deals during Amazon.com Inc’s annual Prime Day sale will be stingier this year, according to merchants, thanks to rising shipping costs, higher advertising rates and scarce inventory. The two-day event arrives as the world grapples with the lingering effects of the pandemic. Supply-chain disruptions — including the Suez Canal shutdown earlier this year and a spike in Covid ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc plans to hire more than 1,000 pilots by next summer to support its expected recovery from the devastation of the pandemic and an expansion of its route network. Domestic leisure travel will return to pre-pandemic volumes this month, John Laughter, Delta’s operations chief, said in a memo to flight-operations employees. Travel restrictions across the Atlantic ...

Bloomberg An Indian bankruptcy court ruled Jet Airways India Ltd can resume operations under a new owner more than two years after it collapsed, according to Ashish Chhawchharia, the court-appointed professional running the carrier’s insolvency. Jet Airways, once India’s biggest private carrier, fell into bankruptcy in 2019 under mounting debts. Dubai-based businessman Murari Lal Jalan and Kalrock Capital Management Ltd ...

Bloomberg US airlines and their unions want the Justice Department to send a strong message against the rise in unruly passengers with additional federal criminal charges. Several airline trade groups and unions sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland calling for criminal enforcement that goes beyond the increase in civil charges filed so far this year by the US ...

Bloomberg The owner of Saks Fifth Avenue plans to separate the e-commerce business of its discount chain into a standalone company, the latest move to break up the operations of a brand synonymous with luxury apparel. A split of Saks Off 5th will allow the new company to better tailor its investments for the online business, said Paige Thomas, who ...

Bloomberg Retail property in the UK “is turning the corner” following years of decline for the sector, according to analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. A series of “encouraging trends” are emerging in terms of the number of people who are planning to visit malls and retail parks after the pandemic and in consumer behaviour on e-commerce and mall apps, ...

Bloomberg Two blockbuster billion-dollar public offerings (IPOs) of tech unicorns set for later this year in Indonesia are fuelling demand for affiliated stocks, sending their shares to multiyear highs. Retailer PT Matahari Putra Prima has surged 929% this year while TV operator PT Elang Mahkota Teknologi gained 65% in the same period. Matahari is 4.7% owned by ride-hailing giant PT ...