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 ...
Read More »Burberry upbeat on steady outlook
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 ...
Read More »Amazon’s UK recruitment drive slows after pandemic
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 ...
Read More »Fast Retailing jumps as Uniqlo owner predicts record profit
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 ...
Read More »Wave of airline flight delays in 2022 mostly self-inflicted
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 ...
Read More »Pacific leader blasts Beijing’s botched attempt to strike pact
Bloomberg China’s attempt to strike a wide-ranging economic and security pact in the strategically important Pacific region fell apart in May because of Beijing’s rushed attempts at diplomacy. The head of the Pacific Islands Forum held this week in Fiji said Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi had come to the region with an “outcomes document†already prepared, before any meetings ...
Read More »EU set to propose new sanctions on Russia
Bloomberg The European Union was set to propose a new slate of penalties targeting Russia for its invasion of Ukraine, as well as actions to tighten previously approved sanctions packages, according to people familiar with the matter. The new measures, which one of the people called a “compliance and alignment package,†are expected to target Russian gold, introduce more ...
Read More »Trump’s new conspiracy suit worse than original
Bloomberg Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party brushed off Donald Trump’s amended lawsuit accusing them of conspiring to undermine his presidency with claims of Russian collusion as a “swollen†political manifesto devoid of facts. The revised suit “alleges a series of disconnected political disputes†that Trump has “alchemized into a sweeping conspiracy†by his foes, according to a motion ...
Read More »Divided over Russia, G-20 aims at food security, debt crises
Bloomberg Group of 20 finance chiefs started official meetings in Bali Friday with an eye towards progress on food security and debt issues as tensions over Russia impeded prospects for a more sweeping agreement. Host Indonesia is pushing for G-20 members to pledge more concrete action to respond to food insecurity, including by sharing data on commodity stockpiles, and for ...
Read More »Italy on the brink as Draghi urged to rebuild unity
Bloomberg With Italy on the brink of chaos, Mario Draghi has less than a week to forge some difficult compromises with the populists in his government that have reluctantly backed him for the past 18 months. The prime minister’s decision to offer his resignation plunged the euro area’s third-largest economy in a paralyzing political crisis that may end with snap ...
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