August, 2020

• 11 August

  IndiGo to raise $534m to combat cash drain

  

  Bloomberg IndiGo, India’s biggest airline, plans to raise as much as 40 billion rupees ($534 million) by selling new shares after the coronavirus pandemic halted air travel across the world, ravaging the cash flow of carriers. The board of the airline, operated by InterGlobe Aviation Ltd, approved raising cash by selling shares to institutional investors, it said in a statement ...

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• 11 August

  Kroger builds web marketplace to take on Amazon, Walmart

  

  Bloomberg Kroger Co is setting up an e-commerce marketplace open to third-party vendors, part of the grocery-store operator’s bid to wrest web sales away from giants like Amazon.com Inc and Walmart Inc. The owner of the Fry’s and King Soopers chains is working with online commerce specialist Mirakl to offer tens of thousands of additional goods, including housewares and toys, ...

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• 11 August

  Foot Locker jumps after quarterly sales rise despite woes

  

  Bloomberg Foot Locker Inc soared after the athletic-apparel retailer said it expects to report a profit and rising revenue for the second quarter, defying Wall Street’s expectations amid a tumultuous time for the clothing industry. Same-store sales increased about 18% for the three months ended on August 1, the New York-based company said in a statement discussing preliminary results for ...

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• 11 August

  Sur La Table sells for around $90m

  Bloomberg Sur La Table Inc, the bankrupt upscale cookware chain, sold for almost $90 million and a promise to keep at least 50 stores open, according to court papers. A joint venture between e-commerce investment firm CSC Generation and Marquee Brands topped an opening bid from affiliates of Fortress Investment Group at auction last week, according to court papers and ...

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• 11 August

  Stocks advance globally while dollar falls with gold

  

  Bloomberg Equities rise globally alongside US index futures after President Donald Trump said he’s considering a tax cut on capital gains. Gold slipped for a third day. From carmakers to energy stocks, a broad rally swept the Stoxx Europe 600 Index higher. Momentum carried forward from Asia, where a benchmark gained the most in a week, and from the US, ...

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• 11 August

  India’s sensex extends gains as fund inflows to stocks continue

  

  Bloomberg India’s benchmark equity index rose, in line with peers in Asia, as investors weighed the prospect of business recovery against the pace of new coronavirus infections. The S&P BSE Sensex gained 0.7% to 38,434.13 as of 10:06 am in Mumbai, set for its longest stretch of gains in three weeks. The NSE Nifty 50 Index also advanced 0.6%. India’s ...

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• 11 August

  South Africa stocks rise

  Bloomberg South Africa’s main stock index climbs 1.6% by 9:43 am in Johannesburg as gains in diversified miners and a rally in Richemont counters weakness in index giant Naspers Ltd. It’s the market’s first trading session of the week following Monday’s holiday. Sasol reverses earlier weakness to be 0.9% higher. Stock retreated as much as 3.1% after the company said ...

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• 10 August

  Oil climbs with Aramco seeing demand recovery continuing

  

  Bloomberg Oil snapped a two-day losing streak as Saudi Aramco predicted demand will continue to improve through the rest of the year, despite many regions across the world struggling to bring the coronavirus under control. Crude consumption in Asia is almost back to pre-virus levels, Aramco Chief Executive Officer Amin Nasser said. Meanwhile, oil drilling in the US falls to ...

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• 10 August

  Virus new hurdle for Mall of San Juan in Puerto Rico

  

  Bloomberg The grand opening of the Mall of San Juan was a celebration of Puerto Rico’s rosy future. There was confetti, a bomba band and roving politicians, including the governor and the mayor, glad-handing under the atrium’s blue-tinged skylight. “There was so much enthusiasm,” says Alberto Baco Bague, the secretary of economic development and commerce, who was in attendance that ...

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• 10 August

  FAA workers say top managers show pro-Boeing bias

  

  Bloomberg Front-line aviation safety specialists for the US government say they fear industry concerns come first, and that senior managers aren’t held accountable for pro-business decisions, according to the results of an employee survey. Surveys and focus groups of Federal Aviation Administration employees conducted in the wake of two fatal crashes of the Boeing Co 737 Max found widespread concern ...

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