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Bloomberg Jet Airways India Ltd. has approached banks for a moratorium on loans and asked for fresh funds to ease a cash cru-nch, according to people with direct knowledge of the matter, adding to signs the carrier is sliding deeper into trouble. The airline has already gro-unded about a dozen planes as part of a review of its network aimed …

Bloomberg If you want to score a meeting with Chip Wilson, you better be prepared to sweat. The founder of Lululemon Athletica Inc likes to start his days hiking a 2.9 kilometer (1.8 mile) trail up the face of Vancouver’s Grouse Mountain. It’s his preferred way to conduct meetings and he’s sometimes accompanied by as many as 20 people seeking …

Bloomberg Deutsche Lufthansa AG is exploring options including a sale for LSG Sky Chefs, the catering arm that serves planes, trains and the International Space Station, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The German airline is working with advisers to review the business, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. …

Bloomberg Kenya Airways Plc employees threatened to go on strike unless a pay deal is agreed by October 28 — the day the carrier is set to begin direct flights to the US. The Kenya Aviation Workers Union said its officials and airline management held a meeting on October 16 to discuss a counter proposal by the carrier that offered …

Bloomberg Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in foreign direct investment as the intensifying trade war between the US and China prompts companies to shift production to the region. Vietnam saw manufacturing inflows jump 18 percent in the first nine months of 2018, driven by investme- nts including a $1.2 billion polypropylene production project by South Korea’s Hyosung Corp, according …

Bloomberg US refiners are getting stung by President Donald Trump’s efforts to keep consumer prices from rising in the run up to the 2020 election. The Trump administration is seeking to slow the implementation in 2020 of tighter fuel restrictions on the global shipping industry. The rules, which would slash by more than 80 percent the sulfur allowed in fuel …

Bloomberg Oil traded below $70 a barrel as supply concerns eased after American drilling rose to the highest since 2015, and on growing investor optimism crude output in Libya may climb from early next year. Futures in New York were little changed, following a 3.1 percent decline last week. Working US oil rigs increased by four to 873 last week, …

Bloomberg Rwanda is considering partnering with oil and gas companies for the next stage of exploring Lake Kivu for more hydrocarbons, a government official said. The East African nation has conducted the first round of shallow drilling for geochemistry tests in the methane-gas-producing lake in the west of the country, according to Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board Chief Executive Officer …

Bloomberg BP Plc and Eni SpA could re-start work on a project in Libya in the first quarter, setting the stage for the OPEC member to boost production by “hundreds of thousands of barrels” a day, the head of the country’s state oil company said. Crude production in the North African nation is averaging “well above 1 million barrels a …

Bloomberg Tech shares pushed the Nasdaq Composite Index higher, while the broader US equity market was mostly little changed in the wake of a rally in Asian stocks after Chinese officials pledged to support the world’s second-biggest economy. The dollar strengthened, while the pound slumped and Italian bonds gave back most of their gains. In China, the Shanghai Composite Index …