Bloomberg As much as $23 billion in capital needed for US clean energy projects could dry up amid the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic — threatening the growth of renewables into next year. That represents as much as 31 gigawatts of solar and wind projects that may be seeking tax-equity investments over the next 18 months, according to a ...

It is impossible not to marvel at the apparently indestructible gap between the buoyant stock market and the less-than-buoyant real economy of workers, companies and jobs. One must say “apparently indestructible,” because maybe there is some simple and obvious explanation that eludes your correspondent. Otherwise, either the stock market is too high, or the economic outlook is too low. One ...

With the $28 billion he’s raised working from home, India’s richest man wants to step into the breach created by the technology cold war between America and China. The two Silicon Valley tech giants that gave him a third of the money will help put him there. It’s an audacious plan. Politicians in many nations, including the US, the UK ...

The bad news is that people still have very little interest in flying in the middle of a pandemic. But the silver lining — for investors at least — is that at least some airlines are accepting and adapting to that reality. Delta Air Lines Inc said it would add back only about 500 flights in August, down from an ...

Britain’s Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak has enjoyed the kind of popularity usually reserved for rock stars and royalty. Urbane without being aloof and one of the government’s best communicators, he has put the full weight of the Treasury into cushioning the economic blow of the pandemic and preserving jobs. Now he has to figure out how to pay ...

Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc will notify 25,000 employees, or 29% of its US workforce, that they’re at risk of losing their jobs later this year as the carrier adjusts to a collapse in travel. The cuts are needed because the coronavirus pandemic is still battering demand for flights, the company told employees. The reductions would take effect after restrictions ...

Bloomberg Air Canada tried again to persuade the government of Justin Trudeau to ease restrictions on travel, pointing to policy shifts in other nations where the Covid-19 pandemic has shown signs of improvement. In a letter to Canadian Transport Minister Marc Garneau and other cabinet members, the airline’s chief medical officer suggested loosening quarantine requirements through “a science-based approach” to ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson backed off from intervening in British Airways (BA) plans to cut pay and modify contracts for remaining staff after dismissing thousands of others. “British Airways and a number of other companies are in severe difficulties at the moment,” Johnson told lawmakers in Parliament. “We cannot simply with a magic wand ensure that every single ...

Bloomberg Burberry Group Plc said it will cut 500 jobs globally to cut costs after lockdowns caused sales to plunge by almost half in the past quarter. The British fashion house said comparable retail sales fell 45% in the quarter and predicted that the pandemic will continue to hurt performance in the current period. Covid-19 prompted luxury boutiques to shut ...

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc will take a charge of as much as $3.3 billion to cover the costs of early retirement and voluntary separation plans for employees, as the carrier scales back operations amid a plunge in travel. The charge will be recorded in the third quarter and most workers will leave on August 1, the Atlanta-based carrier said ...