Bloomberg British Airways (BA) will continue talks with pilot representatives next week in a bid to defuse a pay dispute and avoid a walkout by its most crucial employees at the height of the summer travel season. The British Airlines Pilots Association (Balpa) agreed to extend negotiations with former the former UK flag carrier, now a unit of IAG SA, …

Bloomberg Boeing Co is redesigning the flight-control system of the grounded 737 Max to rely on data from both of the jetliner’s flight-control computers instead of just one, said a person familiar with the plans. The US planemaker is still aiming to present a final software package to regulators by September, though the timeline could slip, said the person, who …

Bloomberg Yum! Brands Inc’s latest quarterly sales climbed more than expected, propelled by strength at Taco Bell and KFC, its strongest divisions. Even laggard Pizza Hut showed some new signs of life. Comparable sales at Yum rose 5 percent last quarter, up from 1 percent in the year-ago period. That topped the 3.1 percent average estimate from Consensus Metrix. Taco …

Bloomberg Bunge Ltd earnings surged in the second quarter as an investment in Beyond Meat Inc helped cushion the 201-year-old firm from a tough environment for agribusiness. Shares rose. Nearly half of Bunge’s better-than-expected earnings came from its investment arm’s stake in the faux-meat company. Beyond Meat has soared 680 percent since its May initial public offering as part of …

Bloomberg Shopify shares notched another record after the Canadian e-commerce company reported second-quarter sales that beat analysts’ average estimate and gave a more optimistic full-year outlook. Revenue grew 48 percent to $362 million, according to a company statement. Analysts were projecting $350.5 million. Shopify raised its 2019 revenue guidance to a range of $1.51 billion to $1.53 billion but kept …

ABU DHABI / WAM A UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MoFAIC) official expressed his satisfaction foll- owing the 6th joint meeting between the UAE and Iran on maritime affairs. The meeting was held between the UAE and Iranian officials in Tehran. Salem Mohammed Al Zaabi, MoFAIC’s Director of the International Security Cooperation Department, said that the meeting …

ABU DHABI / WAM The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced that it has closed its landmark strategic equity partnerships with the Italian oil and gas company Eni and the Austrian oil and gas company OMV, covering both the existing Adnoc Refining business and a new trading joint venture. The agreement, which was announced in January of …

Bloomberg Oil climbed to its highest level in more than two weeks as strong summer demand in the US continued to drain stockpiles. Futures rose as much as 1.3% after the Energy Information Administration reported American crude inventories fell by 8.5 million barrels last week, a seventh straight decline that was higher than all industry and analyst estimates. Stockpiles of …

Bloomberg US stocks edged higher as strong earnings and a continuation of trade talks helped ease investor concerns. Treasuries rose ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. The S&P 500 advanced for the first time in three days, fuelled in large part by Apple Inc after the company lifted its forecast. Sentiment also got a boost after US and Chinese …

Bloomberg Key Indian equities indexes capped their worst decline for the month of July in 17 years, even as shares eked out gains on Wednesday. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.2 percent to 37,481.12 in Mumbai, easing its decline this month to 4.9 percent. The NSE Nifty 50 Index gained 0.3 percent to 11,118.00 and is down 5.7 percent …