Bloomberg European equities extended a four-day slide as optimism over a potential downshift in the Federal Reserve rates hikes deflates in the face of economic headwinds. The Stoxx Europe 600 slipped 0.2%, with property firms and banks pacing declines. Contracts on the S&P 500 steadied to trade little changed after the underlying benchmark posted the longest stretch of down …

Bloomberg Shares of a small Japanese green-technology firm have more than tripled in less than half a year on investor bets that microwaves will play a major role helping manufacturers reduce carbon emissions. Microwave Chemical Co. has jumped 268% since it listed in June, with its market value touching a high of about $300 million. Most of the gains have …

  Bloomberg Almost a year has passed since India’s biggest conglomerate bought Air India Ltd, promising to turn it into a world-class airline. Reviving the carrier and winning over passengers won’t be easy. A run of 15 years without profit has taken its toll. While Air India remains a high-profile operator in one of the world’s biggest aviation markets, customer …

  Bloomberg China’s biggest athletic-apparel producer Anta Sports Products Ltd is considering an initial public offering of Amer Sports, according to people familiar with the matter. Anta and its co-investors in the Wilson tennis racket maker are holding preliminary talks with investment banks for an IPO that could raise about $1 billion or more, the people said. The group, which …

  Bloomberg Airbus SE abandoned its delivery target for this year after supply-chain disruptions ripping through the industry proved too severe to overcome for the world’s biggest planemaker. The European manufacturer moved away from a goal to hand over 700 planes, while saying that it won’t fall “materially short” of the guidance. As of the end of November, Airbus had …

  Bloomberg Italian fashion house Prada SpA named Andrea Guerra as its new chief executive officer, stepping into the role held by the husband-and-wife duo of Patrizio Bertelli and Miuccia Prada. Guerra, 57, is a former CEO of eyewear giant Luxottica and Italian food specialist Eataly and most recently was the head of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE’s hospitality …

  Bloomberg A must-pass defense bill in Congress excludes a measure to give Boeing Co a reprieve by allowing certification work to proceed on two new 737 Max models, dealing a temporary setback to the company. The provision, which would give Boeing more time to certify the Max 7 and Max 10 models without having to add costly upgrades to …

  Bloomberg VF Corp, the owner of Vans sneakers and the Supreme streetwear brand, fell the most in more than two years after cutting its forecast and announcing the retirement of Chairman and CEO Steve Rendle. The retailer now sees sales for the full year rising no more than 4%, excluding the impact of currency, down from its previous guidance …

  Bloomberg Morgan Stanley is embarking on a fresh round of job cuts as rival banks sounded caution that a looming US recession will dampen hiring. Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Officer David Solomon said the bank may have to prune staff in certain areas and exercise caution with its financial resources amid mounting economic uncertainty. As fewer Bank …

  Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG bankers are trying to entice rich clients with higher-yield notes and bonus deposit rates in a bid to quickly recoup as much as possible of the almost $90 billion recently pulled from the bank. The head of the Swiss lender’s wealth unit, Francesco de Ferrari, is mobilising his 1,800 relationship managers in a mass …