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Aeromexico sees Chapter 11 exit with $1.7b proposal

Bloomberg Grupo Aeromexico SAB sees emerging from Chapter 11 by the end of this year with an exit plan worth about $1.7 billion. The airline, which filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic brought travel to a halt, filed a motion to extend the period to issue a complete plan to December 9. The step was ...

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Hungary ups ante in Budapest Airport tussle with higher bid

Bloomberg The owners of Budapest Airport are considering entering into formal negotiations to sell the hub to the Hungarian state after receiving a revised offer, according to people familiar with the matter. A government-led consortium put forward a new proposal to purchase a majority stake in the airport, the person said. The offer, received at the end of September, is ...

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UK drops probe into British Airways, Ryanair Covid refunds

Bloomberg The UK ended a probe into British Airways (BA) and Ryanair Holdings Plc over their refusal to reimburse customers who were barred from flying because of ever-changing pandemic travel rules. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) decided to close the investigation because the law isn’t clear enough about a right to a refund “in these unusual circumstances,” according to ...

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Activist Jana calls for Macy’s to spin off e-commerce unit

Bloomberg Activist investor Jana Partners believes Macy’s Inc could boost its valuation by spinning off its e-commerce business. Jana said in an investor presentation that the retail chain could follow the lead of Saks Fifth Avenue, whose owner spun out its e-commerce business. At a similar valuation, Macy’s online business could be worth about $14 billion, Jana said. Macy’s as ...

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Virgin Atlantic starts chairman search

Bloomberg Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd is searching for a candidate to take over as chairman in the event plans for an initial public offering go ahead, a person with knowledge of the situation said. A London listing would compel current Chairman Peter Norris to stand down since he occupies the same post at Virgin Group, owned by the carrier’s founder ...

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Ethiopia’s Tigray fighters under fire in major new offensive

Bloomberg Ethiopia has launched a major offensive against rebel forces from the Tigray region, carrying out air strikes in its latest bid to gain the upper hand in an almost yearlong civil war. The move from the government of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed comes days after he was inaugurated for a new five-year term as leader of Africa’s second-most populous ...

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European banks falter in push to avert tougher capital rules

Bloomberg European banks are falling short in their lobbying effort against oncoming stricter capital rules which would limit their ability to boost shareholder returns, according to people familiar with the matter. Lenders expect the European Commission to disregard their plea to retain significant freedom to assess the riskiness of their own loans, as the region implements the global bank standards ...

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Barclays mulls shaking its macro trading desks

Bloomberg Barclays Plc is considering shaking up parts of its global markets unit that are underperforming as the lender prepares for volatility drying up after the pandemic. Global markets head CS Venkatakrishnan, known to colleagues as Venkat, told employees recently that while equities and credit trading had held up well lately, parts of its macro trading unit including European interest ...

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RBA says risks remain for excessive borrowing

Bloomberg The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) said it is important that lending standards are maintained as the risk remains from excessive borrowing in the country’s housing market. “In Australia, and some other countries, there have been large increases in housing prices and an acceleration in borrowing,” the central bank said in its semi-annual Financial Stability Review. “Vulnerabilities can increase ...

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