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  Bloomberg JD Sports Fashion Plc fell 12% in early London trading after announcing executive chairman Peter Cowgill is stepping down with immediate effect. The move comes just a few months after the British retailer was fined nearly $6.3 million by the country’s antitrust regulator. JD Sports said Helen Ashton, chair of the audit and risk committee, will become interim …

  Bloomberg US equity futures were mixed and bonds gained on Thursday as traders weighed Federal Reserve minutes that struck a less hawkish note with downbeat remarks on China’s economy by Premier Li Keqiang. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 and S&P 500 fluctuated amid mixed corporate news. Nvidia Corp. fell more than 5% in premarket trading as China’s Covid-19 lockdowns …

Bloomberg It’s time to buy the dip in stocks, particularly in Europe and emerging markets, on their appealing valuations after a steep global selloff, according to strategists at Citigroup Inc. Strategists led by Robert Buckland said in a note that Citi’s bear market checklist is currently warning about only six out of 18 red flags, which compares with 13 red …

  Bloomberg British consumers will face another sharp jump in their power and gas bills just before winter, adding to surging costs of almost everything from food to petrol. The energy price cap is likely to soar to a record £2,800 ($3,499) in October, Ofgem CEO Jonathan Brearley told a panel of lawmakers. That will send about 12 million households …

  Bloomberg Boeing Co is taking steps to bolster safety and address criticism that it lacked a robust, in-house oversight program in the wake of two fatal 737 Max accidents. Even so, there’s still much to be done some three years after the twin tragedies, which killed 346 people and sparked a global grounding of the Max aircraft, plunging Boeing …

  Bloomberg Wendy’s Co surged in early trading after shareholder Trian Fund Management, the investment vehicle of billionaire Nelson Peltz, said it will explore a transaction that could give it control of the fast-food chain. Trian owns about 11.8% of Wendy’s stock, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. A transaction “could include an acquisition, business combination (such as a merger, …

  Bloomberg Air France-KLM plans to sell about 2.26 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of new shares to shore up its balance sheet and repay a chunk of the state aid that helped the carrier survive the Covid-19 crisis. The proceeds of the rights issue will be used to reimburse about 1.7 billion euros of subordinate bonds issued in April last …

  Bloomberg Walmart Inc and partner DroneUp LLC plan to expand their drone-delivery hubs to 34 locations in six states by year-end, taking a big step towards scaling up aerial dropoffs for US shoppers even though big regulatory hurdles remain. Deliveries will cost $3.99 and orders can weigh up to 10 pounds, Walmart said in a statement. The expanded network …

  Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG confirmed that it made a joint bid with container giant MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA to buy Italia Trasporto Aereo, known as ITA, the successor to failed carrier Alitalia. That sets up a possible two-horse race for ITA, with Lufthansa and MSC likely to face off against a group backed by the German carrier’s European …

  Bloomberg David Buttress, the former chief executive officer of UK food delivery firm Just Eat, is weighing plans to create his own venture capital fund after a making nearly a dozen investments on his own. Buttress joined venture capital firm 83North as a venture partner after stepping down from Just Eat in 2017, and has also made 10 so-called …