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Bloomberg South Africa is considering more than doubling the amount private power producers can generate without requiring a license in a bid to reduce blackouts that are hobbling the economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa is racing to make an announcement as soon as Sunday, the people said, asking not to be identified as the matter isn’t public. South Africa last year …

  Bloomberg China’s biggest oil company said its first-half profits jumped 50% to 60% from a year ago amid a surge in global energy prices. PetroChina Co.’s preliminary net income rose between 26.5 billion to 32 billion yuan ($3.9 billion to $4.7 billion) from last year, it said in an exchange filing. The company earned 53 billion yuan in the …

Bloomberg Electricite de France SA’s (EDF) nuclear-generation problems are not just a concern at home. They’re causing a headache for the UK too. Britain’s electricity system is facing a repeat of last winter, according to Fintan Slye, director of National Grid Plc’s network operator. That was when the buffer of spare generation capacity tightened, sending prices soaring. The warning is in …

Bloomberg As the aerospace world gathers in southern England next week for the first major commercial show since 2019, the stakes are particularly high for one half of the global planemaking duopoly. As ever, the spotlight at the Farnborough International Airshow will focus on the battle between Airbus SE and Boeing Co for orders, with rapid-fire, often last-minute announcements providing …

Bloomberg Burberry Group Plc held its medium-term forecast steady despite severe lockdowns in parts of China in April and May that hurt demand for luxury products. The British fashion brand continues to target high-single digit revenue growth and a 20% margin at a constant currency in the medium term, as it “actively manages” the impact of lockdowns in China and …

  Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc said it would create more than 4,000 new permanent jobs in the UK this year, the smallest number it’s announced in at least three years, despite planning to open two more fulfillment centers in the north of England. The new roles will span corporate, technology, as well as delivery and fulfillment positions, some of which will …

  Bloomberg Fast Retailing Co climbed the most in three months after projecting a record full-year profit on a weaker yen and as strong sales globally outweigh a China slump due to Covid Zero lockdowns. Shares of Uniqlo’s owner surged as much as 8.5% in Tokyo, the biggest intraday gain since mid-April, and were 8.4% higher. The Topix was little …

Bloomberg The share of US flight delays caused by airlines, as opposed to weather or air traffic control, has surged to the highest level on record, reflecting carriers’ struggle in the post-Covid rebound. Through April, airlines triggered about 58% of late flights so far in 2022, surpassing those that were tardy due to storms, the government’s air-traffic system and security …

  Bloomberg Morgan Stanley’s revenue from investment banking plummeted as capital markets seized up, underlining a slow quarter for Wall Street as a dour outlook for the economy muddles the path forward. The firm’s investment-banking group posted $1.07 billion in revenue, down 55% from a year earlier, a bigger decline than the 47% drop analysts had predicted. The bank also …

  Bloomberg The Bank of Korea (BOK) doubled the margin of its latest rate increase and promised more hikes to come, as it stepped up its battle against inflation now running at a 23-year high. The central bank joined a global wave of larger rate increases by pushing up its seven-day repurchase rate by a half-percentage point to 2.25% as …