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Bloomberg Suzlon Energy Ltd will offer to restructure debt at a steeper discount than Indian banks have been willing to consider so far, said people familiar with the matter, pushing the wind turbine maker closer towards bankruptcy. The Pune-based company proposes to swap its 113 billion rupees ($1.6 billion) of outstanding debt into 36 billion rupees of new debt, translating ...

Bloomberg A wind turbine floating off the coast in northern Portugal began transmitting electricity to the grid, a crucial step for a technology that could vastly increase the potential for offshore wind power. The WindFloat Atlantic project is backed by European energy companies EDP Renovaveis SA, Engie SA and Repsol SA and uses the floating platform developed by Principle Power ...

Bloomberg Former US Energy Secretary Rick Perry is joining the board of the general partner that controls Dallas-based pipeline giant Energy Transfer LP. The move puts Perry, who departed the Energy Department in December, back at the table of one of the biggest pipeline operators in the US Billionaire Kelcy Warren’s Energy Transfer has made headlines for pursuing large projects ...

Bloomberg Pier 1 Imports Inc is planning a significant increase in store closings as the distressed home-furnishings chain seeks to cut costs and turn around operations. The company expects to announce the new round of shutdowns when it reports results for its third fiscal quarter next week, according to people with knowledge of the plan. The company aims to restructure ...

Bloomberg Fashion retailer Next Plc posted better-than-expected holiday sales and forecast an increase in fiscal 2021 profit in a welcome boost for the beleaguered UK retail market. Pretax profit will rise 1% to 734 million pounds ($963 million) in the year through January 2021, Next forecast in a statement. An extra week of sales next year may generate additional earnings, ...

Bloomberg LVMH, the world’s largest luxury conglomerate, plans to close a store in Hong Kong’s shopping district as overall retail sales dip amid anti-government protests, according to a media report. The decision comes after Wharf Real Estate Investment Co, the owner of the Times Square mall in Causeway Bay, refused the French retailer’s request to lower rents, the South China ...

Bloomberg New York can be harsh on foreign restaurateurs coming to town. When D&D London opened Bluebird London in Columbus Circle in September 2018, Eater described it as “New York’s worst new restaurant of 2018.” In the New York Times, Pete Wells said: “Because you are in an English restaurant, you will be curious about the English food. Because you ...

Bloomberg Airbus SE shares climbed the most in three months after the aircraft manufacturer looked on course to meet its full-year deliveries target, strengthening its hand against wounded rival Boeing Co. A December flurry of Airbus planes sent to buyers pushed the 2019 number to about 860, based on preliminary findings, according to a person familiar with the matter, who ...

Bloomberg Peninsula Land Ltd, an Indian property developer, blamed overdue rent from prime minister Narendra Modi’s government for missing a 23.5 million rupees ($330,000) debt payment. It couldn’t pay State Bank of India (SBI) on time because India’s tax departments, which had leased office space from Peninsula, were delaying rent payments, the company said in a filing. The loan used ...

Bloomberg Carlos Ghosn slipped out of his Tokyo home moments after round-the-clock surveillance of his residence stopped on December 29, Japan’s Sankei newspaper reported. A private security company hired by Nissan Motor Co had been closely monitoring Ghosn while he was out on bail, the newspaper said, citing people with knowledge of the matter. The surveillance ended after Ghosn’s lawyer ...