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  Bloomberg A closure of the Rhine River could disrupt the daily trade of hundreds of thousands of barrels of oil products, piling yet more pressure on Europe’s energy-supply chain. The water level at Kaub, west of Frankfurt, is forecast to drop below a critical 40-centimeter mark (under 16 inches), and to 33 centimeters. At that point, it becomes uneconomical …

  Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG lowered its full-year profit forecast after rising interest rates triggered a writedown at the German company’s steel division. The engineering giant said it now sees net income in the high triple-digit million-euro range for 2022, below its previous projection of at least 1 billion euros ($1.03 billion). Thyssenkrupp made some progress improving operating profitability. Adjusted earnings …

  Bloomberg Online searches for flights out of Hong Kong surged by 290% in the 24 hours after the government announced shorter hotel quarantine requirements, according to travel company Expedia Group Inc. The top-trending destination was Thailand’s capital Bangkok, followed by Osaka in Japan, with flight searches jumping tenfold for both from the previous seven-day average, Expedia said. Travel within …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co’s shares climbed after American Airlines Group Inc took delivery of the first 787 Dreamliner since US regulators approved the planemaker’s plan to address tiny structural flaws in its carbon-fiber jetliner. American signed the paperwork for the Dreamliner, marking the resumption of handovers of the jets, an important source of cash for Boeing. The carrier, which had …

  Bloomberg Tyson Foods Inc, the biggest US meat company, is getting hit by inflation with soaring costs and a tight labour market squeezing sales of chicken and other meat. The owner of Hillshire Farm and Ball Park hot dogs posted adjusted earnings of $1.94 a share for its third quarter, narrowly missing the $1.98 average estimate of analysts surveyed …

  Bloomberg Retailers including Tesco Plc and J Sainsbury Plc are calling on British police to focus on retail crime as the cost of living weighs heavily on shoppers and leads to theft. More than 100 retailers have written a joint letter to Police and Crime Commissioners in England and Wales expressing concerns about rising levels of anti-social behaviour towards …

  Bloomberg Market Kurly became South Korea’s first billion-dollar online grocery app by delivering fresh produce to customers’ doorsteps by dawn the next day. Now it’s expanding to Singapore by offering products on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd’s RedMart. Singaporeans were expected to buy Market Kurly’s ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meals via the app, owned by Alibaba unit Lazada. They include frozen …

  Bloomberg London Heathrow airport Chief Executive Officer John Holland-Kaye defended a flight cap that’s truncated airline schedules and upset travel plans for thousands of Britons, saying the move has greatly reduced delays. The limit of 100,000 daily departing passengers has delivered improvements to the customer experience, with fewer last-minute cancellations and better aircraft punctuality and baggage delivery, Holland-Kaye said. …

  Bloomberg The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) said it will safeguard the economy against inflation threats, pledging to avoid massive stimulus and excessive money printing to spur growth. The central bank will both support economic growth and ensure stable prices, the PBOC said in its quarterly monetary policy report. At the same time, it will provide stronger and higher-quality …

  Bloomberg India’s largest mortgage financier used an unusual trade to hedge some of its borrowings against interest rate volatility as it sought to expand its range of tools to manage risk. Housing Development Finance Corp, (HDFC) the nation’s biggest rupee-bond issuer this year, used a so-called total return swap to hedge rate risks on a debt issuance which closed …