BLOOMBERG Airbus SE delivered 127 jetliners in the first quarter, a 9% drop from a year earlier, as parts shortages spilled into 2023. Deliveries totalled 61 aircraft in March, the world’s biggest planemaker said. The first-quarter drop will make it harder for Airbus to reach its goal of increasing shipments to 720 this year. Meeting output targets is crucial for …

BLOOMBERG Costco Wholesale Corp slipped in late trading as the second straight slowdown in a key monthly sales gauge stoked doubts about the strength of US consumers. US comparable sales eked out only a 0.9% gain in March after excluding the impact of changes in gasoline prices, the company said in a statement. That’s the smallest advance since April 2020 …

BLOOMBERG Walmart Inc asked a federal court to allow it to end its credit-card partnership with Capital One Financial Corp, saying the bank has failed to meet critical standards for customer care. Walmart and Capital One entered into a contract in 2018 that made the bank the sole issuer of the retailer’s private label and co-branded credit cards. “Unfortunately, Capital …

BLOOMBERG Shares of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s units that may soon become public are expected to be in high demand as the breakup unleashes value in the wake of regulatory woes, investors said. China’s online commerce leader announced plans to split its $220 billion empire into six business units, a move seen potentially boosting Hong Kong’s IPO market. The shares …

BLOOMBERG US equity futures struggled for direction as investors braced for inflation data and corporate results that could confirm fears about the health of the financial system. Contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 flipped to a loss while those on the S&P 500 gave up early gains to trade flat. The yield on policy-sensitive two-year Treasuries slipped below 4%, backtracking …

BLOOMBERG Warren Buffett is turning his focus back to Japan, with the billionaire investor telling Nikkei that he’s mulling a boost to his stock investments in the country shortly after Berkshire Hathaway Inc kicked off a yen bond sale. Shares of Japan’s major trading houses jumped after Buffett said he has raised his holdings in them to 7.4% from about …

BLOOMBERG The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said it intends to keep policy restrictive to combat inflation even with the economy set to slow more than previously expected this year. The central bank held its seven-day repurchase rate at 3.5%, as forecast by economists. Unlike in February, the latest decision was unanimous, an outcome …

BLOOMBERG Toronto-Dominion (TD) Bank may seek a lower price for First Horizon Corp, but it still has an incentive to close the deal, according to a Canadian asset manager who specialises in financial stocks. “The reasons they wanted to buy in the first place haven’t gone away. Tennessee and Florida and the Carolinas are still great banking markets,” Robert Wessel, managing …

BLOOMBERG  Bitcoin climbed above $30,000 for the first time since June 2022, bolstered by bets on easier monetary policies that have made cryptocurrencies standout performers this year. Bitcoin is now up 82% since December 31, 2022, handily beating the Nasdaq 100 tech index’s 19% gain. Gold, another investor favourite this year, has climbed 9.6%. Crypto’s rapid ascent has seen Bitcoin …

BLOOMBERG  The Bank of Korea (BOK) kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged and said it intends to keep policy restrictive to combat inflation even with the economy set to slow more than previously expected this year. The central bank held its seven-day repurchase rate at 3.5%, as forecast by economists. Unlike in February, the latest decision was unanimous, an outcome …