International News

  Bloomberg The U.K. and Australia are eager to negotiate a free-trade agreement as soon as possible, the two nations’ newly appointed premiers said following a telephone conversation. U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May, who took office 19 days after her country voted to leave the European Union, and her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull said they will meet at the G-20 ...

  AFP Google CEO Sundar Pichai hit back on Sunday at accusations that the global internet giant failed to pay enough taxes in Europe, and warned of the potential fallout from Britain leaving the EU. As Google faces a raft of fiscal probes across the continent, Pichai told Germany’s Welt am Sonntag newspaper that the US company invested “very heavily” ...

  AFP Portuguese Finance Minister Mario Centeno pinned his colours to the mast, donning a green and red scarf as his countrymen lifted the European Championship trophy. EU colleagues in Brussels congratulated him as he lauded the Seleccao’s final win over tournament hosts France in Paris. But the Lisbon government had two reasons to celebrate — not just a maiden ...

  Bloomberg KKR & Co and Aion Capital Partners, a private equity firm backed by Apollo Global Management LLC, are among investors considering buying stakes in beleaguered Indian steelmakers, people with knowledge of the matter said. KKR and Aion are weighing investments in companies including Uttam Galva Steels Ltd, backed by billionaire Lakshmi Mittal, and Bhushan Steel Ltd., the people ...

  Bloomberg Coal India Ltd, the world’s biggest producer of the fuel, sees rising international prices helping it shrink swollen stockpiles and gain more buyers as domestic customers shun imports in favor of local supplies. Increasing Australian and South African prices have made imports more expensive, which may boost demand for domestic coal, said Marketing Director SN Prasad. Thermal coal ...

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co, the world’s largest maker of phones and memory chips, said it’s in talks with BYD Co. about investing in the Chinese electric-car manufacturer. Details including the size of the investment will be disclosed when they’re confirmed, Samsung said. The investment in BYD, backed by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc, would bolster Samsung’s semiconductor business for ...

  Bloomberg The yen slid against the dollar, heading for its biggest weekly drop since 1999, as investors awaited the details of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recharged stimulus plans following his election victory. The currency slipped against most of its 16 major counterparts, falling after Ben S Bernanke, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve who met officials in ...

  Bloomberg Line Corp. surged 32 percent in its Japan trading debut after the messaging company raised more than $1 billion in the biggest technology initial public offering of the year. The shares rose to 4,345 yen in Tokyo from their IPO price of 3,300 yen, giving Line a valuation of 912 billion yen ($8.6 billion). About two-thirds of the ...

  Bloomberg Turkey’s lira plunged the most in eight years, an exchange-traded fund tied to the country’s shares declined and U.S. Treasuries ticked higher after Turkey’s army said it seized power and President Recep Tayyip Erdogan asserted that he remains in control. U.S. stock futures slipped. The lira lost 4.6 percent to 3.0157 per dollar in the biggest selloff since ...

  Bloomberg The attempted military coup in Turkey may boost oil prices by imperiling crude shipments through the country, a major energy-trade corridor. For now, shipping lanes are clear. The Turkish straits are open and shipping traffic hasn’t been disrupted, an official at the Istanbul-based shipping center said by phone on Saturday. “Any uncertainty in that region almost invariably results ...