Bloomberg The spike in bond yields this year may have spooked many global equity investors, but fans of the historically underperforming European market are winning big. The blue-chip Euro Stoxx 50 Index has surged 11% this year, outpacing other major market benchmarks including the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index. A predominance of cheap and cyclical shares has …

Bloomberg The day-trading Reddit crowd turned the first quarter of 2021 into one of the wildest periods of stock market mania in modern history. Books — plural — will undoubtedly be dedicated to the topic in years to come. But after these small-time speculators banded together to drive up dozens of obscure stocks by hundreds or even thousands of percent …

Bloomberg President Joe Biden said the sweeping infrastructure proposal he unveiled this week would result in 19 million jobs created over the next decade as the US seeks to emerge from the pandemic. “Independent analysis shows that if we pass this plan the economy will create 19 million jobs,” Biden said in remarks at the White House. “Good jobs, blue …

CAIRO / WAM / Reuters The last ships stranded by the grounding of a giant container vessel in the Suez Canal was expected to pass through the waterway on Saturday, according to the canal authority, which said an investigation into the incident would report its findings soon. Osama Rabie, Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA), said 85 ships were …

Bloomberg Frontier Group Holdings Inc struggled to gain traction in its trading debut after selling shares at the bottom of a marketed range. The stock slipped less than 1% to close at $18.85 in New York after an initial public offering at $19 a share. By contrast, rival discounter Sun Country Airlines Holdings Inc opened with a pop after an …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG will ask shareholders to approve a capital increase that would open a path towards removing the German government as its biggest shareholder. The proposed 5.5 billion euros ($6.5 billion) in fresh capital would give Europe’s largest airline enough cash to replace a so-called silent participation, a major part of Lufthansa’s 9 billion-euro bailout from the state. …

Bloomberg United Airlines Holdings Inc will resume pilot hiring as the carrier sees signs of a sales recovery amid expanding US vaccination campaigns. The carrier will begin with 300 pilots who received a conditional job offer last year or had a new-hire class that was canceled, Bryan Quigley, senior vice president of flight operations, told employees. The decision followed a …

Bloomberg Nomad Foods Ltd plans to grow the Ledo frozen-food group brands, not spin them off, after sealing a $724-million Croatian acquisition that gives Europe’s largest frozen food business a foothold in the Balkans. “It would be a big mistake to make any change,” Chief Executive Officer Stefan Descheemaeker said in an interview via a video-link. “We are in the …

Bloomberg Boeing Co rose after Southwest Airlines Co ordered 100 of the smallest version of the 737 Max, cementing a half-century relationship and ending a public flirtation with Airbus SE. The deal for Max 7 planes strengthens Boeing’s first-quarter sales as well as its campaign to bolster its single-aisle aircraft program after two fatal crashes spurred a record flying ban …

Bloomberg Air France-KLM’s board is preparing to meet on Monday to consider a recapitalisation plan for its French arm, according to people familiar with the matter. The multi-billion-euro package would be up for discussion after a deal was reached between the French government and the European Commission. The commission had antitrust concerns, said the people, who asked not to be …