March, 2019

• 23 March

  Deutsche Bank vows to reverse years of revenue slump

  

  Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG pledged to reverse years of declining revenue and kept a key profit target intact, striking a more upbeat tone than some rivals as it starts merger talks with Commerzbank AG. The defiant outlook — just two days after UBS Group AG warned that the first quarter was one of the worst environments in recent history — …

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• 23 March

  China nears plane order from Africa amid overseas push

  

  Bloomberg Chinese planemaker Comac is nearing an order from an airline in Ghana, a rare advance overseas for the state-owned company as it attempts to become a real challenger to Boeing Co and Airbus SE. Africa World Airlines Ltd, partly owned by China’s HNA Group Co may agree this month to buy two Comac ARJ21 regional jets, the carrier’s chief …

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• 23 March

  Lion Air starts its work on $1bn IPO

  

  Bloomberg Lion Air has started preparations for a domestic initial public offering, people with knowledge of the matter said, as Indonesia’s biggest private carrier seeks to move past an October crash that triggered the crisis surrounding Boeing Co’s 737 Max plane. The company is working with advisers on the planned share sale, which could take place as soon as this …

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• 23 March

  Measles outbreak infects Hong Kong airport staff

  Bloomberg Hong Kong’s Department of Health is investigating an outbreak of measles that has infected three workers at the city’s airport. The trio, employees at the Hong Kong International Airport, each developed a rash last week, according to a government statement. Another two cases were announced on Saturday, one involving a man working for an airline and the other, a …

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• 23 March

  Metro’s $1.5bn China sale draws Tencent

  

  Bloomberg German food wholesaler Metro AG’s Chinese business has attracted potential bidders including internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd and domestic buyout firm Citic Private Equity, people with knowledge of the matter said. Metro kicked off its sale of a controlling stake in the Chinese unit this month and first-round offers are expected to be submitted in April, according to the …

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• 23 March

  China baby formula maker Feihe revives $1 billion IPO

  

  Bloomberg China Feihe Ltd, an infant formula producer, is restarting preparations for a Hong Kong initial public offering that could raise as much as $1 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Heilongjiang-based company plans to sell shares as soon as this year, according to the people. Feihe is working with China Merchants Securities Co and JPMorgan Chase …

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• 23 March

  Grounding of 737 Max seen swaying some US economic data

  

  Bloomberg The grounding of Boeing’s 737 Max after a second crash is poised to start percolating through major US economic indicators ranging from international trade to durable goods, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co. For now, the issues affecting the aircraft probably won’t have a short-run impact on gross domestic product because production continues, but they will affect the composition …

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• 20 March

  Mubadala, Tencent mull bids for $3 billion Watson stake

  

  Bloomberg Mubadala Development Co, the Abu Dhabi sovereign fund, and Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd are weighing bids for part of Temasek Holdings Pte’s stake in global retailer AS Watson Group, people with knowledge of the matter said. The Singapore state investment company is considering selling around a 10 percent stake in AS Watson for about $3 billion, according …

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• 20 March

  Google fined $1.7bn by EU in antitrust case

  Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google was fined 1.49 billion euros ($1.7 billion) by the European Union (EU) for thwarting advertising rivals, a penalty that may be EU antitrust chief Margrethe Vest-ager’s third and final attack on US tech giant. It brings the total Google has been ordered to pay to 8.2 billion euros in EU antitrust probes that have run for …

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• 20 March

  US stocks recover as Fed signals no 2019 rate hikes

  

  Bloomberg US equities erased earlier losses after the Federal Reserve signalled that it won’t raise rates this year, saying economic growth has slowed. Ten-year Treasury yields narrowed and the dollar fell. As was widely expected, the central bank didn’t announce an interest-rate increase on Wednesday and took any hike off the table for 2019. That dovish turn was enough to …

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