Bloomberg Albertsons Cos was ordered by a Seattle-area judge to keep its $4 billion special dividend on hold until December 19 while Washington’s attorney general asks the state supreme court to halt the payment during a regulatory review of the grocery chain’s pending merger with Kroger Co. The last-ditch appeal to block the dividend in Washington comes as other ...

  Bloomberg Tata Group-owned Air India Ltd is close to signing a deal with Boeing Co to buy up to 150 737 Max planes, marking the first major aircraft order after the carrier’s privatisation, the Economic Times reported, citing people it did not identify. Air India is likely to place a firm order for 50 737 Max jets with an ...

  Bloomberg Airbus Chief Executive Officer Guillaume Faury warned that European aerospace suppliers are starting to move to the US to escape surging energy costs and urged governments to provide tax breaks to halt the flow. Some German companies, for example in the chemicals sector, have already decided to relocate, while in France there’s more of a “wait and see” ...

  Bloomberg American Airlines Group Inc and JetBlue Airways Corp plan to expand domestic and short-haul international flying next year under a partnership that US antitrust officials are seeking to dissolve. The expansion to 10 new cities, if it goes through as planned, will bring the carriers’ Northeast Alliance to 500 daily departures across New York’s three major airports, and ...

  Bloomberg Thailand reached its target of welcoming 10 million foreign visitors this year, signalling a better-than-expected recovery of its vital tourism sector that was nearly decimated by the Covid-19 pandemic. The government held events across Thailand, with cultural shows at seven airports and two border checkpoints to celebrate reaching the goal before the end of the year. Officials handed ...

  Bloomberg Lululemon Athletica Inc shares fell the most since the start of the pandemic after lower-than-expected profitability raised concerns about a pileup of inventory and the yogawear maker’s full-year sales forecast disappointed Wall Street. Gross margin, a key gauge of profitability, was 55.9% in the third quarter, short of analysts’ average estimate of 56.7%. Inventories surged from a year ...

  Bloomberg Chinese companies raised a record amount in initial public offerings (IPOs) at home this year, defying a global slump. And with the end of Covid Zero in sight, 2023 could be set for another strong showing. Listings in Shanghai, Shenzhen and the recently inaugurated Beijing exchange brought in $92 billion this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. ...

Bloomberg Takeda Pharmaceutical Co’s dengue vaccine was given the green light for use in Europe, making it the world’s second ever inoculation to be approved to fight the mosquito-borne disease that affects almost 400 million people a year. The European Commission approved the two-shot regimen, called Qdenga, for individuals four years of age and older, Takeda said. Takeda’s shots can ...

  Bloomberg GoTo Group shares continued their plunge after executives failed to assuage investor concerns about the unprofitable Indonesian internet company’s prospects. The stock fell for a 15th straight day, hurt by the expiry of a lockup on its major shareholders’ stakes that freed them to reduce their holdings. Management held a meeting with investors in which it said it ...

  Bloomberg Chaevi, a South Korean maker of supercharging stations for electric cars, is planning on building out an ultra-fast network in the US and partnering with automakers in Japan as consumers around the world embrace cleaner passenger transport. After installing some 26,000 EV chargers at home since the company was established in 2016, Chaevi has opened an office in ...