February, 2022

• 28 February

  US stock index futures drop on return after ‘terrible weekend’

  

    Bloomberg US stock index futures slumped on Monday following a weekend of mounting sanctions on Russia, kicking off another potentially tumultuous week for equity investors. March contracts on the S&P 500 Index slid as much as 2.9% before trimming losses to 1.5% in New York. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 and the Dow were each down 1.3%. The poor …

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• 28 February

  Airline stocks sink after Europe, Russia slap airspace bans

  

  Bloomberg Shares in European airlines slid after most of Europe closed its airspace to carriers from Russia, which reciprocated with its own bans. A Bloomberg gauge of European airlines dropped as much as 4.8%. In the broader market, the biggest decliners included British Airways-parent IAG SA, Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air France-KLM. Smaller peer Finnair Oyj, which faces a wipeout …

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• 28 February

  Ruble plunges 30% as Moscow markets freeze over sanctions

    Bloomberg Russian markets were paralysed and traders struggled to price the ruble as international sanctions shook the country’s financial system. The Russian currency lost a third of its value in offshore trading at one point and hit an all-time low of 109.185 per dollar in Moscow. Quotes were infrequent and volatile at the start of the session, and traders …

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• 28 February

  Saudi Arabia discovers five natural gas fields

  

    Bloomberg Saudi Arabia’s state oil company discovered five new natural gas fields across the kingdom that can produce over 100 million cubic feet per day in total, as the oil-rich kingdom looks to boost production of the fuel. The fields, discovered by Saudi Aramco, are located in the country’s central region, the empty quarter desert, the northern border region …

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• 28 February

  European industry faces shrink or shut decisions on energy pain

  

  Bloomberg Europe’s biggest industrial firms have been banking on spring to bring down soaring energy costs. Those hopes faded this week as Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine. Smelters and chemical factories across Europe were already struggling before the invasion sparked another jump in gas and electricity prices. Now, a growing list of companies including Europe’s biggest chemicals maker BASF SE …

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• 28 February

  Boeing, Airbus in discussion for multi-jet order from Air India

  

    Bloomberg Boeing Co and Airbus SE are in talks with the new owners of Air India Ltd about an order for a raft of new planes, according to people familiar with the matter, part of a plan to rejuvenate the ailing carrier and its aging fleet. Tata Sons Pvt, which acquired the debt-laden airline from the Indian government last …

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• 28 February

  British Airways’ systems outage grounds planes

  

  Bloomberg British Airways canceled more than 150 short-haul flights to and from its London Heathrow hub through midday, citing “continuing technical issues” following a systems outage. Morning departures to Milan, Geneva and Aberdeen were among those scrapped, with the carrier predicting further disruption through the day and advising people to check the status of their flight before heading to the …

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• 28 February

  Singapore Airlines roars back to quarterly profit on travel jump

  

    Bloomberg Singapore Airlines Ltd swung back to quarterly profit for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, helped by strong cargo demand and the island city’s sustained efforts to revive international travel. The carrier reported net income of S$85 million ($63 million) for the third quarter ended on December 31 versus a loss of S$142 million the …

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• 28 February

  Lowe’s shares rise on sales beat, increase in full-year outlook

  

    Bloomberg Lowe’s Cos beat Wall Street’s sales expectations and raised its full-year outlook as professional contractors increasingly turn to the home-improvement retailer for their materials. The company now predicts comparable sales will rise as much as 1% this year, according to a statement, compared with an earlier forecast calling for at best no change from the prior year. Gross …

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• 28 February

  Delta Air suspends marketing alliance with Russia’s Aeroflot

    Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc suspended a marketing agreement with Aeroflot, Russia’s national airline, after the country invaded Ukraine. Withdrawal of the code-sharing accord, an industry practice that enables passengers to book a multicarrier trip through one airline, is effective immediately, Delta said. The suspension means Delta will no longer book passengers flying through Los Angeles and New York …

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