Tuesday , 16 December 2025

South Africa’s biggest polluter aims for 2050 net zero emissions

Bloomberg South Africa’s power utility, the nation’s biggest producer of greenhouse gases that mainly uses coal for electricity generation, is working on a plan aimed at net zero emissions by 2050. Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd “has an aspirational vision” of reaching the goal, which includes the creation of jobs, the utility said in a reply to questions. “We are currently …

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Delta Air sends Airbus jets on world tour to skirt US tariffs

Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc is sidestepping millions of dollars in US tariffs on European jetliners by initially routing them far outside the country to such places as Amsterdam, Tokyo and El Salvador. The US carrier has taken delivery of seven European-built Airbus SE planes since President Donald Trump’s levies took effect in October 2019. Rather than flying them home …

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737 Max approval set for Wednesday

Bloomberg US regulators plan on Wednesday to unveil the long-awaited final requirements for allowing Boeing Co’s grounded 737 Max to return to service after 20 months, according to a person briefed on the plans. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has begun notifying the aviation industry of its schedule, said the person, who wasn’t able to discuss the matter publicly and …

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Covid-19: AirAsia Japan arm files for bankruptcy

Bloomberg AirAsia Japan Co has filed for bankruptcy with the Tokyo District Court after flagging last month it would cease operations in the country, as the coronavirus pandemic that’s wiped out travel globally took its toll. The arm of Malaysia’s AirAsia Group Bhd then received a provisional administration order from the court on Tuesday, it said in a statement. “Given …

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EasyJet extends UK loan over fresh lockdowns

Bloomberg EasyJet Plc extended the terms of a government-backed loan in the UK to bolster liquidity as a new wave of coronavirus lockdowns crimps travel in Europe. Britain’s biggest discount airline posted a loss of 835 million pounds ($1.1 billion) for the year through September, within a range already announced, and said in a statement on Tuesday that it will …

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Toronto Airport eyes bond market with hope as notes jump

Bloomberg Greater Toronto Airports Authority (GTAA) is monitoring bond market conditions as its most recent debt deal outperforms the wider Canadian dollar corporate bond market. GTAA’s C$500 million ($382 million) of secured bonds due 2028 were quoted at a spread of around 88 basis points over similar-duration government securities, or around 21 basis points tighter than where they were first …

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Carlyle weighs plans to sale Dutch retailer

Bloomberg Carlyle Group Inc is weighing new plans to sell Hunkemoller, the Dutch swimwear retailer, according to people familiar with the matter. The US private equity firm is working with investment bank JPMorgan Chase & Co on a potential sale of the business next year, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information. No final decisions have …

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Global stock rally pauses after vaccine optimism

Bloomberg A global stock rally powered by hopes that new Covid-19 vaccines will bolster economic growth paused on Tuesday as investors weighed the near-term spread of the virus. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index fluctuated at the open, while S&P 500 futures retreated a day after the underlying benchmark closed at an all-time high on news that Moderna Inc’s vaccine was …

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India stocks rise as Covid vaccine news fuels optimism

Bloomberg Indian stocks rose as favourable initial results for a second Covid-19 vaccine fanned optimism of an exit from the pandemic. The S&P BSE Sensex climbed 0.7% to 43,959.75 in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index advanced by the same magnitude. Both gauges extended gains from all-time high closing levels. Strategists at brokerages including Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and …

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Nikkei 225 to add another 15% before 2022

Bloomberg Japan’s Nikkei 225 Stock Average may surpass 30,000 yen by the end of next year as corporate earnings improve amid an easy monetary policy and overseas demand for equities, according to a strategist at Daiwa Securities Co. Companies will post profits in fiscal 2021 as people and companies adapt to life with coronavirus, vaccines are developed and economic activity …

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