December, 2022

• 22 December

  flydubai flies 130,000 football fans to Qatar on 1,290 shuttle flights

  

    Dubai / Gulf Time Dubai-based flydubai announced on Thursday that it has enabled more than 130,000 football fans to travel conveniently to take part in the biggest football tournament in the world. The carrier has operated 1,290 flights between Dubai World Central (DWC) and Doha International Airport (DIA) between November 21 and December 19. Passengers from 171 countries travelled ...

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• 22 December

  Airport operator emerges from pandemic with sights on Africa

  

    Bloomberg After emerging from arguably the worst crisis in the history of the airline industry, one of the world’s largest airport operators is starting to see the benefits of a major shakeup and eyeing an expansion into Africa. Corporacion America Airports, a Luxembourg-based company which operates 53 airports in six countries, is bidding for new concessions outside of its ...

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• 22 December

  Ambani’s Reliance to acquire Metro’s India unit for $344 million

  

    Bloomberg Reliance Industries Ltd agreed to buy Metro AG’s Indian unit for 28.5 billion rupees ($344 million) as the nation’s biggest retailer run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani further expands his footprint. Metro will see a transaction gain of about €150 million at closing, and higher earnings per share are anticipated, the company said in a statement. The transaction with ...

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• 22 December

  Under Armour names Marriott’s Stephanie Linnartz as next CEO

  

    Bloomberg Under Armour Inc picked Marriott International Inc’s Stephanie Linnartz to be the sportswear company’s new chief executive officer. She’ll be tasked with reigniting growth. Linnartz, a 25-year veteran of Marriott who currently serves as the hotel chain’s president, will take over at Under Armour on February 27, according to a statement. She will succeed Patrik Frisk, who stepped ...

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• 22 December

  FedEx profit tops estimates as costs offset shipments decline

  

    Bloomberg FedEx Corp reported fiscal second-quarter earnings that beat analysts’ estimates, lifted by price increases and cost cuts that helped make up for a decline in package volume. Shares of the delivery giant rose after the company announced an additional $1 billion of projected savings in fiscal 2023, bringing the total to about $3.7 billion. Earnings totalled $3.18 a ...

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• 22 December

  Italy paves way for Lufthansa to take stake in ITA Airways

    Bloomberg Italy cleared the way for the sale of a minority stake in ITA Airways, a key step in ending months of uncertainty over the government’s plans for the successor to bankrupt Alitalia SpA. Rome approved a decree aimed at speeding up the sale procedure for ITA, according to a government official. That could open the way for Deutsche ...

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• 22 December

  Amazon urged to tread carefully

    Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc risks violating French luxury shoe designer Christian Louboutin’s European trademark rights by failing to make it clear to buyers when products are being offered by third-party sellers. The European Union’s top court said that Amazon may be confusing people by failing to make a distinction between Louboutin and non-official sellers of the brand’s famous red-soled shoes. ...

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• 22 December

  In 2023, City of London hopes for change to bolster growth

  

  Bloomberg After a jarring six months marked by sweeping policy promises, U-turns and four Chancellors of the Exchequer, UK financiers head into 2023 uncertain that the coming year will finally usher in substantive reforms to the City of London. Current Chancellor Jeremy Hunt promised in this month’s Edinburgh Reforms to “turbocharge growth” for the country’s banks, insurers and asset managers. ...

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• 22 December

  Sanofi, Pfizer settle Calif Zantac case set for trial

  

    Bloomberg Sanofi and Pfizer have agreed to settle a California man’s lawsuit over Zantac in the first case set for trial on claims the heartburn drug can cause cancer. Sanofi confirmed the deal in a statement, without saying what it had agreed to pay James Goetz to resolve his allegations that Zantac led to his bladder cancer. “Sanofi settled ...

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• 22 December

  Spain chided by EU court for failing to clean up dirty air

    Bloomberg Spain was chided by the European Union’s (EU) top court for failing to clean up dirty air in the capital Madrid and also in parts of Barcelona. The EU Court of Justice in a ruling said Spain didn’t take the necessary measures in time to avoid exceeding the limits of nitrogen dioxide. The European Commission in 2020 sued ...

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