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US gets warrant to seize Boeing 737 owned by Russia’s Lukoil

  Bloomberg The US government is seeking to seize a Boeing 737 aircraft owned by Russian oil company Lukoil PJSC for allegedly violating sanctions imposed on Moscow after the invasion of Ukraine. The Justice Department announced it had obtained a warrant to seize the aircraft, which is valued at $45 million and bears the tail number VP-CLR. The aircraft “flew …

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Cathay Pacific warns of weaker air cargo demand

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd., one of the world’s biggest airfreight operators, warned that inflation, supply-chain snags and Covid-19 restrictions in China could lead to weaker cargo demand in this year’s peak season. “Inflation is having an impact on some areas of consumer demand, the supply chain disruption of recent months has dampened manufacturing output, and there continue to …

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3M to cut jobs in cost-cutting push

  Bloomberg 3M Co. plans to eliminate jobs as part of a broader cost-cutting drive in response to the slowing economy, according to internal communications. The move comes just days after 3M suffered a setback over a key legal strategy designed to mitigate mounting liabilities and as it faces an array of other challenges, ranging from inflationary woes to sluggish …

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Glow Recipe taps Goldman Sachs for sale

  Bloomberg Glow Recipe, a skin-care brand popular for its fruit-based products, is exploring a sale that could value it at $400 million to $500 million. The company is working with Goldman Sachs Group Inc., said the people, who asked to not be identified. It has $80 million in annual revenue. No final decision has been made and Glow Recipe …

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Buffet’s Berkshire offloads more shares in Chinese EV giant BYD

  Bloomberg Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. trimmed its stake in BYD Co. even further, offloading another 1.72 million shares as of September 1, according to an exchange filing on Friday, just days after the legendary US investor began reducing his holding in China’s biggest maker of electric vehicles. Berkshire’s interest in BYD’s Hong Kong-listed shares has now fallen to …

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Futures dip ahead of US jobs report

  Bloomberg Stocks are set for a third straight week of declines ahead of key US jobs data that could stir expectations for another sharp Federal Reserve interest-rate hike. A dollar gauge slipped from a record high and the euro strengthened. US futures fluctuated on Friday, while European stocks rose and Asian shares fell. The jobs update is expected to …

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Lufthansa to cut flights at major German hubs

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG will suspend almost its entire flight operations in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday because of a strike by pilots who are demanding higher pay, adding another day of major disruptions to what has already turned into a summer of travel chaos. In total, about 130,000 passengers will be affected as Lufthansa scraps 800 flights at its …

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S Africa’s Woolworths prepares for inflation risk after upping dividend

Bloomberg Woolworths Holdings Ltd. is preparing to battle the impact of soaring inflation in both its key markets, after increased sales and a growing cash pile allowed the South African retailer to raise the annual dividend higher than expected. While a jump in prices is a global risk, Woolworths said the company’s Australian department-store business “should be somewhat mitigated by …

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Private jets to Ibiza, Paris surge as rich evade travel chaos

Bloomberg As Europe grapples with a summer of travel chaos, the wealthiest are increasingly taking matters into their own hands. Private-jet use has surged by almost a third in recent months compared to pre-pandemic levels, stretching airport capacity from Ibiza to Mykonos and stoking a political backlash in France. London logged the most private flights — more than 12,000 in …

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