Bloomberg Germany agreed to compensate Vatenfall, RWE, EnBw and E.ON 2.4 billion euros ($2.9 billion) for losses suffered following the country’s decision to phase out nuclear power after the Fukushima Dai-Ichi meltdowns. The deal ends the decade-long battle between the government and Germany’s biggest energy companies. It comes in an election year when the green credentials of Europe’s largest economy …

Bloomberg The number of Boeing Co. 737 Max jets back in service has now topped 100 as airlines in the US, Brazil and Europe add more flights with the re-certified jet. More than 1,300 flights were logged in the week through March 3, with American Airlines Group Inc. operating almost 400 flights, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG is seeking to profit from UK’s plans to exit lockdown, with its Eurowings subsidiary to offer flights from the UK to Mallorca for the first time as Germany’s coronavirus vaccine rollout sputters. Eurowings will initially fly vacationers from Birmingham and Manchester to the Spanish island and back twice a week starting at the end of May, …

Bloomberg Virgin Galactic Holdings Inc. tumbled after its billionaire Chairman Chamath Palihapitiya offloaded shares worth about $213 million in the space-tourism company founded by Richard Branson. Palihapitiya, who has helped drive the frenzied growth of blank-check companies, disposed of 6.2 million shares at an average price of $34.32 this week, based on a filing with the US Securities and Exchange …

Bloomberg Discussion on the future of cash-strapped Alitalia entered a crucial phase, as talks with European authorities resumed, an early test of Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi’s relationship with Brussels. The Italian government and the European Commission agreed to “work constructively together to find workable solutions on the Alitalia file,” a Commission spokesman said after Commission Vice President Margrethe Vestager …

Bloomberg Airbus SE suffered a surge in order cancellations last month as Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA scrapped narrow-body jet purchases and a wave of coronavirus lockdowns pushed back expectations for a revival in air travel. The European planemaker lost 92 commitments in February, it said in a statement, 88 of them from the Scandinavian discounter, which is seeking to restructure …

Bloomberg Mauritius has stopped inbound commercial flights, until further notice, after six local Covid-19 cases were detected over two days, Health Minister Kailesh Jagutpal said. The objective of the move is to free up space for people to be placed in quarantine following a contact-tracing process, Jagutpal told reporters in the capital, Port Louis. The suspension of flights would provide …

Bloomberg Europe’s vaccine blunders are alarming some of the world’s top investors, who see economic growth imperiled by a slow pace of business re-openings. While the region’s stocks are riding the global rally and faring well against the selloff in US big tech, prolonged lockdowns threaten the economic recovery. Investors are taking notice. European equity funds have recorded three weeks …

Bloomberg Saudi stocks climb the most in the Gulf, tracking a surge in oil prices after Opec+ shocked the markets with a decision to keep supply in check. Aramco advanced the most in five months. The Tadawul All Share Index rises as much as 1.4%, extending gains this year to 7.9%. Saudi Basic Industries, Saudi Aramco and Al Rajhi Bank …

Bloomberg The Nasdaq 100 Index capped a third straight week of declines that shaved off $1.6 trillion in market value from high-flying technology stocks amid a rise in US Treasury yields. The slump eased as benchmark rise alongside S&P 500 Index, gaining 1.6%. Still, Nasdaq ended the week 1.9% lower, marking the longest streak of declines since September. “Higher interest …