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United says grounded 777s to return, sees simple fix for Max

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will repair and resume flying its Pratt & Whitney-powered Boeing 777-200 fleet that’s been grounded for two months since a dramatic engine failure showered debris across a suburban Denver neighborhood. United is working closely with Pratt & Whitney, a division of Raytheon Technologies Corp, as well as Boeing Co and the FAA on fan-blade inspections ...

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Warby Parker plans US IPO as soon as this year

Bloomberg Prescription eyewear seller Warby Parker Retail Inc is considering an initial public offering as soon as this year, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York-based company is in discussions with advisers on a potential listing, the people said, asking not to be identified as the information is private. Warby Parker raised $120 million in its most ...

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Gucci’s sales rebound in first quarter

Bloomberg Gucci’s sales rebounded in the first quarter, signalling a recovery for the luxury brand after the appeal of its flamboyant fashions waned last year. Comparable sales, a key measure of retail performance, jumped 25% at the Italian fashion house to 2.17 billion euros ($2.61 billion), owner Kering SA said in a statement. Analysts had expected a 19% gain. Gucci ...

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US new-home sales rise more than forecast after winter setback

Bloomberg US new-home sales rebounded sharply in March to the highest since 2006, suggesting that the housing market is back on track after winter storms impeded demand in February. Purchases of new single-family homes increased 20.7% last month to a 1.02 million annualised pace after an upwardly revised 846,000 rate in the prior month, government data showed. The figure exceeded ...

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Apple debuts faster iPad Pro with brighter screen, 5G option

Bloomberg Apple Inc. unveiled an updated iPad Pro with a faster processor, 5G connectivity, upgraded screen and new cameras, offering a more powerful version of its priciest tablet aimed at workers and students returning to offices and schools. The new models come in the same 11-inch and 12.9-inch screen sizes as the previous version, and they look nearly identical to ...

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BMW China JV to start production in 2023

Bloomberg BMW AG’s China joint-venture (JV) with Great Wall Motor Co. is set to start production in 2023, as the German carmaker aims to have electric vehicles make up one-quarter of its sales in the country. The construction of a manufacturing plant with Great Wall is “well under way” and the main structure should be completed later this year, BMW’s China ...

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TikTok faces privacy lawsuit on behalf of children

Bloomberg TikTok faces a London lawsuit filed on behalf of millions of children in the UK and Europe over privacy concerns. The suit accuses the popular video app and its parent company ByteDance Ltd. of violating UK and European Union (EU) data protection laws. The suit seeks to stop TikTok from “illegally processing millions of childrens’ information” and demands any ...

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Discord ends takeover talks with Microsoft

Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. and video-game chat company Discord Inc. have ended takeover talks after Discord rejected a $12 billion bid, according to people familiar with the matter. Discord is now focused on a potential public listing in the long term, the people said, asking not to be identified because the deliberations are private. Twitter Inc also expressed interest in buying ...

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Mitsubishi to cut 16,000 units globally in May

Bloomberg Mitsubishi Motors Corp will cut production by as many as 16,000 cars globally next month due to the chip shortage, according to a company spokesperson, latest automaker to succumb to the malaise that’s gripped the world’s automobile industry. The Japanese automaker produced 90,745 units globally in January and 88,754 cars in February, according to its website, so that trim ...

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Oil declines on resurgent virus, reported build in US stockpiles

Bloomberg Oil falls amid concern that a resurgent virus will hurt demand in some economies, while industry data showed a slight build in US inventories. West Texas Intermediate retreated 1.1%, extending Tuesday’s decline. The renewed spread of Covid-19 in countries such as India is casting a pall over the global economic rebound, even as signs of an improvement in energy ...

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