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“Beware the nested game.” It is one of the least-known but most useful adages to keep in mind when following international affairs, and it is especially relevant now that Lithuania has announced a blockade of sanctioned Russian goods. A nested game is what it sounds like — a game within a game. It recognises that the actors in most real-world ...

Kellogg Co announced plans to split into three separately listed businesses. The aim is to turbocharge sales and profit growth. But the maker of Pop-Tarts and Pringles is also providing something for potential bidders to snack on. Kellogg will spin off its North American cereals arm and plant-based food unit from its global snacking operation. The shares rose as much ...

  Italian family wealth — illiquid assets, mostly property, and financial instruments, held by the country’s households across all classes — has long been a pillar of economic strength in the heavily indebted nation. It’s in focus again as the war in Ukraine, energy price shocks and inflation weaken the country’s outlook. At 10 trillion euros ($10.55 trillion), such wealth ...

  For central banks, the pandemic may have been the easy part. To buttress economies and markets during the early days of Covid-19, authorities pumped huge sums into the financial system. They could worry about the hangover later, or so the thinking went. And judging by the previous decade, stimulus-driven inflation was a nonissue. Nobody wanted to be accused of ...

Bloomberg Kellogg Co said it will split into three independent companies, sparking a rally in the food conglomerate’s shares. The maker of Froot Loops and other well-known breakfast cereals said the companies would focus on global snacking, North American cereals and plant-based foods — giving each greater autonomy and room for growth. The breakup will occur through two tax-free spinoffs, ...

  Bloomberg Philippine carrier Cebu Air Inc expects to bring back its workforce size to before the Covid-19 pandemic by early next year, President and CEO Lance Gokongwei said. Workers who were laid off due to the pandemic are being prioritised for rehiring, Gokongwei told reporters. There’s enough supply of pilots and cabin crew in the Philippines, unlike in other ...

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc’s Spain-based cabin crews are planning nine days of strikes in July, potentially piling on the pain for holidaymakers as European airports grapple with labor protests and shortages. Walkouts are planned for July 1-3, 15-17 and 29-31 with as many as 450 staff at Barcelona, Malaga and Palma de Mallorca airports set to take part in the stoppages, ...

  Bloomberg A passenger jet with 126 people on board burst into flames when its landing gear collapsed after touchdown at Miami International Airport. Three people suffered minor injuries. The accident, involving a McDonnell Douglas MD-80 aircraft operating as Red Air Flight 203 from the Dominican Republic, occurred around 6 pm local time, the Federal Aviation Administration said in an ...

  Bloomberg The Italian government is likely to select a buyer for new national airline Italia Trasporto Aereo in the “next few weeks,” according to the carrier’s CEO, Fabio Lazzerini. ITA, the successor to failed Alitalia SpA, expects a transaction to be completed by the end of the year, Lazzerini said in an interview on the sidelines of the International ...

  Bloomberg The UK will give airlines a waiver from rules requiring them to use airport slots or lose them, allowing them to pull some capacity in a bid to stem the recent travel chaos. The Department for Transport said it would offer an amnesty on takeoff and landing slot regulations, which mandate airlines use them or forfeit them in ...