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Bloomberg Singapore’s mobile phone carriers are being asked to take a step towards introducing fifth-generation (5G) wireless services as early as next year as the government plans to allocate spectrum for at least two networks. The city-state’s telecom regulator will request proposals from the companies, which include Singapore Telecommunications Ltd and StarHub Ltd, later this year, the Infocomm Media Development ...

Bloomberg Gold imports by India surged in April amid falling prices and higher demand ahead of the second-biggest gold-buying day in the Hindu calendar. Inbound shipments grew to 121 tons last month from 52.8 tons a year earlier, according to a person familiar with the data, who asked not to be identified as the information isn’t public. Shipments were higher ...

Bloomberg Luckin Coffee Inc, the ambitious startup that is challenging Starbucks Corp in the race to dominate China’s growing coffee culture, is seeking to raise as much as $510 million in its US initial public offering. The Xiamen-based company said in a filing that it’s planning to sell 30 million American depositary shares for $15 to $17 each. At that ...

Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG sees room for reaching an agreement with the European Commission on a planned joint venture with Tata Steel Ltd as “further discussion” with Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager is set for next week. “The EU commission has taken the adjustments to the remedies offered by Thyssenkrupp and Tata Steel as an opportunity to conduct another market test,” Peter ...

Bloomberg Indonesian President Joko Widodo arrived in Borneo island to survey possible locations for a new capital, fast-tracking a plan to move the administrative headquarters out of over-crowded and congested Jakarta. Widodo, known as Jokowi, arrived at Balikpapan city in East Kalimantan and visited Bukit Soeharto, one of the locations being considered for the capital, his office said in a ...

Bloomberg The Canadian government is likely to proceed with expansion of the Trans Mountain oil pipeline when it announces its decision next month, officials familiar with the matter say. The government has made no secret about its interest in finding a way to expand the conduit, but has tiptoed around the matter to avoid opening any decision up to legal ...

Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc is seeking to address the European Union concerns over its 18.4 billion-euro ($20.6 billion) bid for Liberty Global Plc’s cable assets by offering rival Telefonica SA wholesale access to its entire German cable network. The Spanish company’s local unit Telefonica Deutschland would be able to use the combined Vodafone and Unitymedia high-speed network across Germany under ...

Bloomberg BMW AG’s automotive division swung to a loss for the first time in a decade as car prices slumped and a legal provision over alleged collusion ballooned to 1.4 billion euros ($1.6 billion). Excluding the set-aside, earnings at the carmaker’s main unit fell by 42 percent to 1.1 billion euros in the first quarter. Price competition in some markets ...

Bloomberg Royal DSM NV bucked a downward trend in the chemical industry by raising 2019 guidance as the Dutch company beat profit forecasts following growth in nutrition and healthcare markets. The maker of vitamins and dietary supplements sees earnings increasing by close to 10 percent this year, dropping the lower end of its previous guidance range. Adjusted earnings before interest, ...

Bloomberg More cargo from Mexico to the US is being held up at the border, accompanied by increasing evidence that such delays are dimming prospects for American companies. Slower trade between the countries since federal border officers were recently redirected to deal with a surge in migrants has been socking businesses with additional shipping costs. The effects will likely cause ...