Bloomberg Asia’s largest retailer is betting that it has the right product at the right time: a Uniqlo face mask. Fast Retailing Co, operator of the clothing stores, will begin selling reusable face masks in Japan this week. The masks, which will sold in sets of three and retail for 990 yen ($9), aim for both performance and comfort, the …

Bloomberg China Eastern Airlines intends to establish a new airline in Hainan along with a group of other investors to take advantage of planned free-trade area and tourism growth, it says in a filing to the Hong Kong stock exchange. Shanghai-based carrier would be the majority shareholder in Sanya International Airlines. Other backers include the governments of Hainan province and …

Bloomberg The Portuguese government wants more control over the stricken airline TAP SGPS SA in exchange for a rescue loan of as much as 1.2 billion euros ($1.4 billion), Expresso reported. The government, which already controls 50% of TAP, is in talks with private shareholders about the loan and should get a response early next week, the weekly newspaper said, …

Bloomberg UK house prices increased as lockdown measures that froze the market were relaxed, Rightmove Plc said. Asking prices in June were 1.9% higher compared to March, before the market was put on hold, the property website operator said on Monday, bringing average values to $424,000. Restrictions put in place to slow the outbreak of the coronavirus were eased in …

Bloomberg European stocks sank to a three-week low and US futures slid as evidence of a second virus wave dashed hopes of a quick economic recovery. Treasuries and the dollar rose. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index pared some losses, but was still 1.4% lower. S&P 500 futures sank 2.2% and Treasuries rallied, pushing the 10-year yield to 0.67%. BP Plc …

Bloomberg India stocks declined as the number of coronavirus cases continued to rise even as the economy gradually reopens for business. A second wave of infections in China was a drag on the sentiment in the region. The S&P BSE Sensex was set for its steepest drop in four weeks, falling 2.3% to 32,999.44 as of 12:30 pm in Mumbai. …

Bloomberg Saudi Aramco began executing the acquisition of a 70% stake in Saudi Basic Industries Corp. through block trades worth 259 billion riyals ($69 billion) on Sunday. A total of 2.1 billion Sabic shares changed hands on the Saudi exchange in four transactions as the oil company moves ahead with the purchase from the kingdom’s Public Investment Fund (PIF). Aramco …

Bloomberg Russia’s state development bank wants to start turning the world’s biggest energy exporter into a hub for green finance days after a 20,000-ton diesel spill in the nation’s far north. VEB.RF, which has been used in the past to help finance President Vladimir Putin’s infrastructure projects, plans to set up guidelines for green bonds by the end of the …

Bloomberg Iraq has asked BP Plc to cut crude production at the nation’s biggest field of Rumaila by 10% as part of a push to comply with OPEC+ quotas, according to a person familiar with the matter, who asked not to be identified as the matter is private. The deposit, near the southern oil hub of Basra, produces almost 1.5 …

Bloomberg Carbon capture, the fossil-fuel industry’s favourite weapon against climate change, has never really caught on because of the cost. That may be about to change. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently issued crucial guidance to help developers take advantage of tax credits for the systems, and supporters say it could usher in a new era for the controversial technology. “It’s …