Bloomberg On the surface the rebound in US retail sales is a V-shaped recovery, but the overall figure obscures lingering economic pain across many of America’s businesses. After a third straight monthly increase, albeit a weaker gain than expected, the total value of US retail sales has rebounded above pre-pandemic levels. But the composition of spending looks substantially different than …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG’s cabin crew voted in favour of a 500 million-euro ($592 million) savings pact, its union said in a statement, a day after talks with ground staff collapsed. Members of the UFO union agreed to two collective agreements, and also voted in favour of clarifying rules around state wage support and severance payments, according to the statement. …

Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp’s top executive is joining an industry push for additional federal help as passenger totals plateau at about a quarter of year-earlier levels. Airlines are “in a very, very critical situation right now,” said Chief Executive Officer Robin Hayes as he called on the Trump administration and Congress to resolve a stalemate over a new economic stimulus …

Bloomberg Jumia Technologies AG is facing fresh competition from startups in the African e-commerce and logistics market after the Covid-19 pandemic increased demand for online deliveries. The US-listed firm is seen as one of the pioneers of internet trading in sub-Saharan Africa, which trails the rest of the world due to challenges including weak internet connections and unreliable addresses. But …

Bloomberg London City Airport Ltd will pause the building of the next stage of a 480 million pound ($628 million) expansion due to a slower-than-expected recovery of the UK aviation industry from the Covid-19 pandemic. The airport operator will postpone plans to extend its passenger terminal and new east pier from the end of this year, the company said in …

Bloomberg Deliveries of commercial aircraft over the next ten years will be 30% lower than previously forecast, Aviation Week Network said in a video conference. The prediction spans regional jets to widebody planes, and the latter will be hardest-hit, Aviation Week analyst Dan Williams said on the call. Covid-19 pandemic has battered demand for air travel, with most industry participants …

Bloomberg The Federal Reserve could allow inflation to accelerate above its 2% goal if has underperformed it in the past, said Dallas Fed President Robert Kaplan. “I would be willing to see inflation run moderately above 2% in the aftermath of periods where we’ve been running persistently below,” Kaplan said in a virtual event with the Dallas Friday Group, a …

Bloomberg Two US banking giants are rolling out more benefits to parents juggling childcare and home schooling while keeping the companies running through the pandemic. Citigroup Inc. will offer employees discounts on test preparation and tutoring services as many continue to work from home while their kids start the new school year. Bank of America Corp. (BofA) is extending backup …

Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and several foreign lenders operating in the US will face the stiffest capital demands under the Federal Reserve’s first set of big-bank requirements to incorporate the regulator’s new stress buffer. The capital levels, determined by the Fed’s most recent stress-test process, give Goldman Sachs the highest target among domestic banks, with an overall …

Bloomberg Monetary policy makers of the Democratic Republic of Congo more than doubled the central bank’s benchmark interest rate amid a depreciating currency and the mounting inflationary pressures. The rate was increased to 18.5% from 7.5%, central bank Governor Deogratias Mutombo said in a statement shared by a spokesman from the institution. It’s at the highest level since April 2018. …