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Amazon’s Prime Day to start on October 13

Bloomberg Amazon.com is about to test whether consumers who have taken to online shopping in huge numbers during the pandemic will spend even more for deals during the company’s Prime Day sales event. The largest online retailer will offer discounts for paying members of its speedy-shipping and video streaming service beginning on October 13. The two days of discounts come …

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Singapore Air turns A380 into temporary restaurant

Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd is opening one of its Airbus SE A380 superjumbos as a temporary restaurant, joining a gaggle of other carriers trying out novel ways to raise cash while the coronavirus decimates air travel. Diners can choose their cabin class where they will be served meals with two alcoholic drinks and free flow of other beverages, the carrier …

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Treasury seeks conditions on South African Airways’ loan

Bloomberg South Africa’s National Treasury wants strict conditions attached to any guarantees it provides for loans to the country’s embattled state airline, according to two people familiar with the matter. Treasury and Department of Public Enterprises officials met to discuss ways to restart South African Airways, the people said, asking not to be identified because the talks are private. Representatives …

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LVMH countersues Tiffany over ‘buyout’

Bloomberg LVMH countersued Tiffany & Co weeks after pulling out of its $16 billion purchase of the iconic New York-based jeweller, saying the decision was driven by the French government’s request to delay the deal’s closing and Tiffany’s mismanagement during the pandemic. The maker of Louis Vuitton bags contends Tiffany’s business was devastated by the coronavirus outbreak and that provides …

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Airbus weighs furlough in production to limit job cuts

Bloomberg Airbus SE is considering reduced working time in production areas in France over the next two years to help the European planemaker limit job losses prompted by a collapse in global air travel due to Covid-19. The move would help it preserve skills in order to restart single-aisle aircraft production at rates similar to last year between 2023 and …

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ANA drops 8.5%, most since April

Bloomberg ANA Holdings tumbled as much as 8.5% in Tokyo trading on September 28, its biggest intraday drop since April 1, after a report the airline is considering raising $1.9 billion via a public share offering. The Japanese carrier is also planning to cut costs by selling aircraft and disposing of non-core businesses, Nikkei reported, without saying where it got …

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European stocks decline with US futures; pound advances

Bloomberg The end-of-month rebound in global equities faded as investors assessed a scaled-back fiscal stimulus proposal in the US against the rising toll of the coronavirus pandemic. European share declines were led by banks and other cyclical stocks. The pound added to gains amid speculation that successful Brexit trade talks could help shield Britain from a messy rupture with the …

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Penny stock’s 1,500% jump fuelled by Reddit left CEO dumbfounded

Bloomberg A meteoric rally in an Australian penny stock is fast unravelling after confounding not just market watchers but also the company’s CEO. BrainChip Holdings Ltd., an artificial intelligence-focused startup whose flagship product is yet to be made widely available for commercial use, saw its 2020 gains propel to 1,500% earlier this month. While concerns about overheating have seen the …

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India’s benchmark equity index fluctuates

Bloomberg India’s benchmark equity index swung between gains and losses as banks and telecom stocks offset the boost provided by software exporters. The S&P BSE sensex was little changed at 37,976.18 after swinging between gains of as much as 0.7% and a decline of 0.3%, as of 10:56 am in Mumbai. The NSE Nifty 50 Index was also steady. The …

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Oil fluctuates on doubts over demand prospects

Bloomberg Oil has wavered on growing doubts over demand prospects with more potential lockdown measures on the way to combat the virus. The market was earlier buoyed by the dollar’s biggest slide in almost four weeks, which made commodities priced in greenback more attractive, as well as a bounceback in equities. Futures in London as much as 1.2% before paring …

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