Heads, Boeing Co. wins. Tails, aerospace suppliers lose. The planemaker recently announced the latest step in its push to grab more of its suppliers’ rich profit margins for itself. Boeing will partner with Safran SA to develop and service auxiliary power units, which are used to start the main engine and provide power to aircraft while on the ground. If ...

The worst thing about the latest revelation involving Facebook Inc. and its questionable stewardship of people’s personal information is that the company has again shown that it never learns from its own mistakes. In an article published late on Sunday, the New York Times reported that dozens of hardware companies such as BlackBerry Ltd. and Apple Inc. had far more ...

Bloomberg Trade hopes and the end of easy money were the twin themes in trading on Wednesday, with stocks extending gains and bonds falling as this week’s risk-on mood endured. US equity futures climbed following advances across Asia on signs that major economies will step back from the brink of a trade war. More than half of companies in the ...

Bloomberg Oil traded near $65 a barrel as an industry report showing a drop in American crude stockpiles countered fears about a potential OPEC supply boost. Futures in New York fell 0.7 percent, following a 1.2 percent advance on Tuesday. The American Petroleum Institute was said to report nationwide crude inventories declined by over 2 million barrels last week. Meanwhile, ...

Bloomberg India’s central bank raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time since 2014 to curb rising price pressures and calm financial markets as policy tightening in the US rattles emerging markets. All six members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to increase the repurchase rate to 6.25 percent from 6 percent, the Reserve Bank of India said in ...

Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG agreed to pay a $47 million penalty to the US Department of Justice to end a probe into whether it hired employees in Asia in exchange for government contracts and other favors. Credit Suisse’s Hong Kong unit reached a non-prosecution agreement with the DOJ regarding its recruitment practices in Asia between 2007 and 2013, according ...

Bloomberg Circle Internet Financial Ltd., one of the world’s most valuable cryptocurrency platforms, is looking to make a big leap into the highly regulated realm of US banks and brokerages. The venture, partly backed by Goldman Sachs Group Inc., plans to seek a federal banking license to provide more services to customers. It also intends to pursue registration as a ...

Bloomberg European Central Bank Chief Economist Peter Praet confirmed that next week’s policy meeting will be pivotal for reaching a decision on when to end the institution’s bond-buying program. His comments reinforce the view that the ECB is close to settling the question of how long it will keep buying debt to support the euro-area economy. Bloomberg reported that policy ...

Bloomberg Polish rate setters kept borrowing costs unchanged, sticking to a wait-and-see policy that may last into the next decade as the central bank diverges from other countries in the region already tightening monetary policy. Below-forecast inflation and higher-than-estimated economic growth have given the Monetary Policy Council all it needs to stick with Governor Adam Glapinski’s stance that rates may ...

Bloomberg Emirates aircraft are synonymous with luxury, offering premium-class passengers shower on board while cruising at 30,000 feet. Now the carrier wants to give some legroom for those flying coach. The world’s biggest long-haul airline outlined details of a new premium economy seat that it plans to help stem “leakage” of passengers who can’t afford business, but want a more ...