Bloomberg A Southeast Asian nation that was a bit player in the biofuel market is suddenly buying and selling unprecedented supplies. The US-China trade war may have something to do with it. Malaysia has emerged to displace the US as the biggest supplier of ethanol to China in just two months. It’s also the first time the Southeast Asian country …

Bloomberg Libya’s top oil chief expects Opec and allied producers to exempt the strife-torn North African country from any future cuts in crude output. “The Opec community has understood the difficulties we face— Libya has withheld more than any other country from the global market,” National Oil Corp Chairman Mustafa Sanalla wrote in a phone message. “This should be factored …

Bloomberg Walk into a JC Penney and it’s a sea of red stickers. Almost everything is marked down, from apparel, jewellery and home goods to Christmas decor, bedding and appliances. And it’s not even Black Friday yet. Even for a retailer whose identity is built on promotions and discounts, there’s an urgency to this holiday season. JC Penney Co.’s bonds …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. reckons Brexit will slow growth in both the UK and European Union economies, though not enough to upset demand for its planes, according to marketing vice president Randy Tinseth. “We expect from a UK perspective and an EU perspective, there will be an economic impact, you can’t get away from that, the UK economy more in terms …

Bloomberg Airlines in India are asking the government to help them obtain unsecured credit from oil companies and airports, as fuel-price increases push them deeper into losses and imperil their survival. Competition and aggressive pricing are stopping fares from rising to reflect higher input costs, the Federation of Indian Airlines said in a letter sent to the aviation ministry’s top …

Bloomberg Airbus SE named Infineon Technologies AG’s Dominik Asam to replace Chief Financial Officer Harald Wilhelm when he steps down in April, as the European planemaker moves closer to cementing its executive lineup following a major reshuffle. The company also named Michael Schollhorn to become chief operating officer of the commercial aircraft unit, another key role now held by retiring …

Bloomberg A federal regulator slammed the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, saying it doesn’t have a reasonable or transparent method for justifying the fees it charges airlines to use Newark Liberty International Airport, one of three major airports serving the New York metropolitan area. The Federal Aviation Administration said that the Port Authority has routinely diverted airport …

Bloomberg Lowe’s Cos. said it will exit its Mexico retail operations after the home-improvement chain reported sluggish same-store sales in the third quarter and cut its fiscal-year guidance again. Same-store sales rose 1.5 percent overall and 2 percent in the US, trailing analysts’ estimates. The company also said it will also divest Alacrity Renovation Services and Iris Smart Home. This …

Bloomberg When it comes to US banks’ lending risk, it doesn’t get much bigger than General Electric Co. The five biggest Wall Street firms have committed to lending at least $3.5 billion each to the industrial giant facing concerns about the sustainability of its debt. GE has almost $41 billion in credit lines it can draw from, according to its …

Bloomberg Investors in Deutsche Bank AG have added the lender’s role in Danske Bank’s money laundering scandal to their growing list of worries. A management shakeup, weak earnings and political turmoil saw Deutsche Bank shares hit multiple lows this year. Now, concerns about its involvement in Europe’s biggest money-laundering scandal are weighing on the stock after the key whistle-blower pointed …