International News

Bloomberg The air quality level in Singapore turned unhealthy ahead of the Formula 1 race this weekend, while Kuala Lumpur was ranked among the world’s most polluted cities, as wind from neighboring Indonesia continued to sweep in ash and smoke from illegal burning of forests and farm land. Authorities cancelled schools for nearly one in seven Malaysian children as the ...

Bloomberg South Korea stocks, one of the worst-hit markets in the wake of US-China trade tensions, face another risk: the surge in crude oil prices. Nader Naeimi, head of dynamic markets at AMP Capital Investors, is selling Korean equities on concern rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East will raise oil prices, hurting the earnings of Korean firms. He’s turning ...

Bloomberg If General Motors (GM) Co’s negotiations with the United Auto Workers (UAW) are any indication, Detroit’s automakers may not have a prayer in their effort to rein in rising healthcare costs. As GM was nearing the expiration of its labor contract with the union, the carmaker sought to have hourly workers pay 15 percent of their health-care costs, according ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc sought to rebut claims by the European Commission that Irish units at the centre of its fight to overturn a record $14.3 billion tax bill are nothing but phantoms. Judges weighing Apple’s legal challenge on day two of a hearing at the EU’s General Court homed in on the exact functioning of the Irish branches that allowed ...

Bloomberg Envista Holdings Corp, a dental products maker, raised $589 million after pricing its US initial public offering within the marketed range. The dental business of medical and industrial equipment manufacturer Danaher Corp sold 26.8 million shares for $22 apiece, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The shares were offered at $21 to $24 each, according to a regulatory filing. ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration is optimistic about concluding a trade deal with Japan, which may be formally announced this month, said White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow. President Donald Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe are scheduled to hold a one-on-one meeting on September 25 during the UN General Assembly in New York, Kudlow said. “There just might be an ...

Bloomberg Adobe Inc gave a revenue forecast for the current period that fell short of Wall Street estimates, signalling slower sales growth for its newer marketing products. Revenue will be about $2.97 billion in the period ending in November, the San Jose, California-based company said in a statement. Analysts projected $3.02 billion, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Chief Executive ...

Bloomberg BNP Paribas SA became the latest global firm to be dragged into the tensions roiling Hong Kong after the French lender publicly apologized for a posting on an employee’s personal social media account. The lender’s statement on its website came after an unidentified employee made remarks on Facebook about a pro-Beijing group singing the Chinese national anthem at a ...

Bloomberg US rice growers won’t get increased sales under the current terms of a trade deal agreed by President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, people familiar with the accord said. While there are still details to be finalised, the people said there won’t be any expansion of Japan’s quotas for US-grown rice. US producers hope the issue ...

Bloomberg China Gold International Resources Corp, the overseas arm of state-owned China National Gold Group, is on the hunt for acquisitions to replenish its pipeline as deal-making in the sector heats up thanks to a jump in the metal’s price. “We need more pipeline, especially in gold production,” Jerry Xie, executive vice president, said in an interview on the sidelines ...