“Some modest tightening of monetary policy over the forecast period is likely to be necessary” was how the Bank of England worded the forward guidance at its quarterly review on Thursday. It sounded like tough talk. Indeed, the BOE is the first of the major central banks to set out a template for reducing stimulus, with parameters for when the ...

Bloomberg The UK’s long-promised strategy for reducing carbon emissions from heating drafty homes will be published next month, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng said, as the government gears up to host a key climate change summit in the fall. During a media round, Kwarteng suggested the so-called heat and buildings strategy may include a plan for phasing out gas boilers. He ...

Bloomberg Ambri Inc, a Bill Gates-backed venture that makes batteries for power grids, said it secured $144 million to build production plants in funding led by billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd and Paulson & Co. Plans include a pilot facility and a subsequent commercial-scale site in the US, followed by two more abroad in yet-to-be-determined locales. Reliance, India’s most ...

Bloomberg Canada’s Inter Pipeline Ltd told shareholders to accept a $6.8 billion hostile takeover offer from Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, days after walking away from a friendly deal with Pembina Pipeline Corp. The move pushes the monthslong battle for Canada’s fourth-largest midstream company closer to a resolution. Brookfield sweetened its bid to win over Inter Pipeline shareholders, while prominent advisory ...

Bloomberg Just nine days after the UK granted vaccinated Americans quarantine-free entry, JetBlue Airways Corp is making its first foray into transatlantic service, starting flights on the world’s most lucrative air route—from New York’s John F Kennedy International Airport to London Heathrow—on Wednesday. It’s a long-awaited move for fans of the carrier, which has made its name offering affordable, friendly ...

Bloomberg The Boeing Co 737 Max jet that’s in China for a flight test for regulators took to the skies above Shanghai on Wednesday, potentially a step toward lifting the plane’s more than two-year grounding in the country. The jet took off at 9:24 am local time, flew southeast along the coast and then headed out to sea, according to ...

Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc is offering to compensate customers for injuries caused by goods from its third-party sellers, a guarantee that follows numerous lawsuits seeking to hold the world’s largest online retailer responsible for dangerous products purchased from its digital shelves. In a blog post on Amazon’s corporate site, the company said it would pay shoppers itself for injury or property ...

Bloomberg Shoppers at the Garden State Plaza mall in Paramus, New Jersey, might feel a touch of déjà vu on entering a store called Toys & Beyond. The signs have a bubble font with different-coloured letters. A cash register display says “Let’s Play.” On the stairwell of an indoor treehouse are sentiments such as “I don’t want to grow up.” ...

Bloomberg Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd’s first-half loss narrowed from a year earlier as the Hong Kong-based carrier slashed costs and cargo operations helped offset feeble passenger traffic. The airline reported a net loss of HK$7.6 billion ($977 million) in the six months through June, compared with a HK$9.9 billion deficit in the same half of 2020. Sales dropped 43% to ...

Bloomberg Kitu Life Inc, the startup behind Super Coffee that counts Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez among its investors, has more than doubled its valuation to over $500 million with its latest round of funding. Henry Ellenbogen’s Durable Capital Partners led the $106 million round. Other participants include LivWell Ventures, the family office of Nutrabolt Chief Executive Officer Doss Cunningham, ...