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Bloomberg Delta Air Lines Inc said a fifth of its unvaccinated employees received a Covid-19 shot in the two weeks since the airline announced that they would be subject to a $200 monthly surcharge, providing support for companies that are hesitant to impose mandates. The carrier also hasn’t seen a rise in employee turnover, Chief Health Officer Henry Ting said ...

Bloomberg Walmart Inc made its green bond market debut with a $2 billion offering, the largest ever from a US corporation, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The retail giant’s inaugural sustainable debt issuance comes amid efforts to reduce carbon emissions, boost recycling and clean up its supply chain. The deal surpasses NextEra Energy Capital’s $1.5 billion June sale, which ...

Bloomberg United Parcel Service (UPS) Inc agreed to acquire Roadie, a same-day delivery startup, looking to speed service and expand into atypical parcels such as oversized packages and perishable goods. The acquisition, for an undisclosed amount, comes after UPS began a pilot with Atlanta-based Roadie to test same-day deliveries. Roadie will operate under its name as a separate company, and ...

Bloomberg Lululemon valuation is richer than many of its peers in the retail sector. Shares jumped as much as 14% on Saturday after the athletic clothing retailer reported second quarter revenue above analyst expectations, a sign that investors are still willing to pay significant premiums for growth. Lululemon trades at a last-twelve-months price-to-earnings ratio of 65.4 compared to 16.9 for ...

Bloomberg Wells Fargo & Co was handed a fresh regulatory action and a $250 million fine over its lack of progress addressing long-standing problems, the first such sanction under Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Charlie Scharf. The penalty adds to the more than $5 billion in fines and legal settlements that the firm has paid over the last five years tied ...

Bloomberg Standard Chartered Plc (StanChart) opened a desk to trade natural gas and carbon following a record-breaking run for both commodities. The so-called energy transition desk began operating last month, Standard Chartered said. Prices for gas have soared on a lack of supply, with carbon permits following suit as utilities switch to cheaper — but dirtier — coal-fed power plants. ...

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG has just completed its first green repurchase agreement, marking another foray into a world of increasingly complex ESG instruments. It’s the latest example of product proliferation in a market that’s moving much faster than regulators. JPMorgan Chase & Co. has already said it plans to attach environmental, social and governance labels to all forms of finance, ...

Bloomberg Punjab National Bank’s (PNB) board has approved plans to raise 60 billion rupees ($816 million) through sale of bonds. The New Delhi-based lender, which has been hit by a slew of scandals of the past years, can raise funds by issuing one or more tranches of Additional Tier 1 or Tier 2 notes that comply with Basel III capital norms, ...

Bloomberg A smaller-than-forecast rate hike doesn’t mean the Russian central bank is turning dovish, with inflation at its fastest pace in half a decade. While quarter-point increase marks a return to more standard rate moves after July’s 100 basis point hike, Governor Elvira Nabiullina said it’s not a given that the next rate raise will end the central bank’s tightening ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc has been ordered to make the most significant change to its App Store business model since launching the platform in 2008, and it could cost the tech giant a few billion dollars annually. In a ruling, US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers said the company must give developers the option of bypassing its commission on in-app purchases ...