Geneva / WAM A worldwide improvement in students’ capacity for problem-solving to the average level of today’s top 10 scoring countries could add an additional $2.54 trillion to the global economy, World Economic Forum (WEF) said in its latest report. The compound effects of the pandemic, pre-existing inequalities, and the rapid technological change of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR), mean …

  Bloomberg European natural gas futures rose, with traders focused on supplies from Russia and the continent’s imports of liquefied fuel. The European Union said that companies can keep importing Russian gas without breaching sanctions, easing concerns that shipments from the bloc’s biggest provider might be cut amid a payment dispute. But the market is grappling with the implications of …

  Bloomberg Expensive offshore exploration setbacks for international oil majors including Shell Plc and Exxon Mobil Corp are throwing cold water on their plans to turn Brazil into a profit center. In the past three years, Shell has drilled three exploration wells without finding any commercial volumes, said Marcelo de Assis, the head of Latin American upstream research at consultant …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co’s biggest airline customer in China has removed more than 100 of the US manufacturer’s 737 Max jets from its fleet plans, citing uncertainty over deliveries. China Southern Airlines Co Chairman Ma Xu Lun said at an investor briefing that Boeing’s updated best-selling aircraft would be excluded from fleet deliveries through 2024. The carrier expects to take …

  Bloomberg The Weststar Group is considering an initial public offering of its helicopter services unit in Kuala Lumpur to raise at least $300 million, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The conglomerate, controlled by Malaysian businessman Syed Azman Syed Ibrahim, has held initial talks with advisers on the listing of Weststar Aviation Services Sdn, which could happen …

  Bloomberg Singapore has resumed work on Changi Airport’s Terminal 5 after the project was halted two years ago as the Covid-19 pandemic wiped out travel. The government will begin to re-mobilise design and engineering consultants to refine the construction of the terminal, Transport Minister S Iswaran said at the Changi Aviation Summit in the city-state. Actual building works are …

  Bloomberg JetBlue Airways Corp made a hostile $3.3 billion cash bid for Spirit Airlines Inc, appealing directly to shareholders in an effort to prevail over a rival offer for the discount carrier by Frontier Group Holdings Inc. The JetBlue proposal is worth $30 a share, $3 less than its initial approach, which was spurned by Spirit’s board two weeks …

  Bloomberg JD.com logged better-than-expected 18% revenue growth, after China’s second-largest e-commerce operator grew market share to cushion the blow from Covid lockdowns across the country’s biggest cities. Sales climbed to 239.7 billion yuan ($35.6 billion) in January-March, beating the 236.7 billion yuan average of analyst forecasts. It reported a net loss of 3 billion yuan. JD’s stock surged more …

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings sees even stronger travel demand this summer, with second-quarter passenger revenue increasing as much as 25% over the 2019 level, the airline said. United told investors last month it would return to profitability in the second quarter with the aid of record sales, spurred by strong recovery for summer travel. Chicago-based United also affirmed a …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe rise on Tuesday along with US equity futures as risk appetite returned to markets roiled by concerns about global economic growth, surging prices and policy tightening. Treasury yields rise and the dollar retreated. Industrial and basic-resources stocks led a broad-based advance of the Stoxx Europe 600, setting the gauge on course for a third day …