Bloomberg French power futures rose to their highest level this year after Electricite de France SA found further indications of corrosion on its nuclear fleet, potentially worsening Europe’s supply crisis. French nuclear capacity is already at its lowest in a decade for this time of year as the energy giant is keeping some of its 56 reactors offline for ...

  Bloomberg Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy agreed to sell its European onshore wind portfolio to Scottish utility SSE for $630 million. It’s the first major divestment for CEO Jochen Eickholt after he was promoted last month to try to turn the turbine maker around as project delays and cost overruns led to profit warnings. The industry is grappling with soaring commodity ...

Remember Azovstal. Some phrase like that could soon take the part of “Remember the Alamo” Azovstal is a giant steel plant in Mariupol, the city in eastern Ukraine that Russian forces are pounding into submission and, in effect, extinction. In it, a couple of thousand Ukrainian troops, sheltering a smaller number of civilians, are holding out under constant Russian bombing ...

In 2015, German entrepreneur Michael Cassau was in need of some gadgets for an apartment he was planning to occupy for a few months. Buying seemed wasteful, considering the cost of new devices and the environmental impact associated with manufacturing new ones. But renting, an obvious option, simply wasn’t available. So Cassau founded Grover Group, a gadget rental company based ...

  It’s an idea that won’t lie down. US-led sanctions against Russia and the threat that they could ensnare China will prompt Beijing to elevate the international role of the yuan, potentially marking a turning point for the global financial order. Dream on. The structural impediments to the Chinese currency challenging the dollar’s dominance are so great that it’s surprising ...

  We want our governments to be creative in solving intractable problems. But the new British policy of sending asylum seekers 4,000 miles away to Rwanda doesn’t count as the “innovative” answer to people-smuggling that Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Home Secretary Priti Patel claim. Patel has faced constant criticism over her failure to tackle the problem of migrants crossing ...

  Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd will alter monthly allowances and other perks for pilots as it tries to stem a wave of resignations among crew frustrated by the impact of Hong Kong’s Covid-19 policies on their lives. The changes depend on pilot ranking and come on top of base salaries and hourly flying rates. From next year, the most ...

  Bloomberg Virgin Australia opened three small invitation-only airport lounges in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, renewing its push under new owner Bain Capital into a business-travel market dominated by Qantas Airways Ltd. The lounges are accessed through unmarked doors and have a boardroom for guests and freebies such as meals and refreshments. Together, they seat fewer than 250 people, the ...

  Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc jumped after forecasting a profit this year, overcoming a first-quarter loss as consumers increasingly ditch their pandemic-era habits and resume air travel. The carrier’s operating margin in the second quarter will be about 10%, according to a statement. Fuelled by booming leisure sales heading into the summer and “rapidly returning” business travel, the performance ...

Bloomberg Nestle SA reported a healthy gain in revenue as the world’s largest food company started the year with its strongest first-quarter pricing in more than a decade. Sales rose 7.6% on an organic basis in the first quarter, the company said. Analysts expected 5.1%. The figures exclude Russia, where Nestle has halted some activities. Food and beverage companies have ...