International News

Bloomberg A unit of Reliance Communications Ltd, Anil Ambani’s distressed telecom firm, has filed for bankruptcy protection. GCX Ltd, which owns the world’s largest private undersea cable system, is the latest company owned by the tycoon to stumble. The former billionaire’s Reliance Communications itself fell back into bankruptcy earlier this year. The move by subsidiary GCX comes after it missed ...

Bloomberg Global trade in services slowed during the first quarter of 2019, according to a new World Trade Organization (WTO) report. The report describes a “broad loss in momentum” among various services sectors like finance, technology, tourism and transportation. The index stood at 98.4, below the baseline of 100, “suggesting that services trade continued to face strong headwinds leading into ...

Bloomberg The Hong Kong bourse’s unsolicited takeover bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE) Group Plc was greeted with a scathing rejection and the exchange suffered a further humiliation when China praised the rebuff as well. The official People’s Daily wrote that there are “persistent worries” about Hong Kong given the current unrest, and praised the LSE for citing its ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc fights the world’s biggest tax case in a quiet courtroom, trying to rein in the European Union’s powerful antitrust chief ahead of a potential new crackdown on internet giants. The iPhone maker can tell the EU General Court in Luxembourg that it’s the world’s biggest taxpayer. But that’s not enough for EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager who ...

Bloomberg Blackstone Group Inc added new properties in Germany and The Netherlands with the purchase of a Canadian real estate trust, in deal valued at C$6.2 billion ($4.7 billion) including debt. The New York-based private equity firm agreed to pay C$16.79 a share in cash for Dream Global Real Estate Investment Trust, according to a statement from the companies. The ...

Bloomberg Equity markets will face significant damage in a no-deal Brexit unless the European Union reverses a plan to block traders in its home territory from using London exchanges, the UK’s top market watchdog said. Andrew Bailey, the Financial Conduct Authority’s chief executive, called on the EU to urgently rethink its position before October 31, when Britain is scheduled to ...

Bloomberg Japan and the US are working towards a joint leaders’ statement that would include a US promise not to hike tariffs or introduce quotas on Japanese cars, the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper said. The statement is set to be issued after a meeting between President Donald Trump and Japanese PM Shinzo Abe in New York, the paper said. The two ...

Bloomberg A House panel investigating big tech companies for potential antitrust violations is seeking information from customers of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook about the state of competition in digital markets and the adequacy of existing enforcement, according to documents reviewed by Bloomberg. It’s the latest development in the bipartisan congressional investigation being conducted by House antitrust subcommittee chair David ...

Bloomberg The Indian government’s decision to launch a $1.4 billion fund to salvage stalled residential projects is unlikely to revive a sector that’s been the worst hit by the growth slowdown in Asia’s third-largest economy. As part of a broader plan to kick-start the economy, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the setting up of a 100 billion rupee fund to ...

Bloomberg The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Nissan Motor Co’s top-selling model after hundreds of drivers complained a safety system is prone to suddenly triggering the brakes for no apparent reason. More than 840 Nissan Rogue drivers have complained to NHTSA and the company that the vehicle’s automatic emergency braking system activates when there’s no obstruction ...