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Bloomberg McCormick & Co. agreed to acquire Reckitt Benckiser Group Plc’s food business for $4.2 billion, adding French’s mustard and Frank’s RedHot sauce to its lineup of spices and seasonings. The deal brings a stable of well-known condiments to Sparks, Maryland-based McCormick. For Reckitt Benckiser, unloading the products continues an overhaul that began with an expansion into baby formula through ...

Bloomberg Green bonds issued by Indian companies are gathering pace as the country’s ambitious target for renewable energy fuels interest from investors. Renewable energy developer Greenko Energy Holdings raised $1 billion earlier this week, making it the largest corporate green bond issuer in Asia, Bloomberg data shows. It beat MTR Corp.’s $600 million issue in November. Green bonds from India ...

Bloomberg A meeting of 16 nations in India on a mega Asia trade pact is happening in the shadow of elevated border tensions between India and China, a wrinkle that could further slow progress on the deal. Trade officials gathered in the southern city of Hyderabad are seeking to hammer out agreement on sticky issues like the free movement of ...

Bloomberg Turns out China Evergrande Group, the indebted developer which earlier this year fought off short sellers, had a hidden ally. Chinese Estates Holdings Ltd., the company controlled by Hong Kong billionaire Joseph Lau and his family, bought HK$8.1 billion ($1 billion) worth of Evergrande shares since April, Lau’s firm revealed on Wednesday as it announced its interest had passed ...

Bloomberg Finance Minister Bill Morneau is proposing tax changes that would close loopholes often used by doctors and lawyers to reduce their tax burden, part of the Canadian government’s pledge to level the playing field for middle-income earners. In an Ottawa press conference, Morneau detailed the proposals reported by Bloomberg that were billed as ensuring “fairness for the middle class.” ...

Bloomberg IBM missed estimates for quarterly revenue, with sales in a key unit declining for the second consecutive period, further extending Chief Executive Officer Ginni Rometty’s turnaround plan into its fifth year without significant progress. Sales in the company’s technology services and cloud platforms segment dropped 5.1 percent from the same period a year earlier, even though executives had said ...

Bloomberg Daimler AG moved to head off a growing crisis over emissions concerns by voluntarily recalling more than 3 million Mercedes-Benz diesel vehicles in Europe, marking the latest blow to the technology since Volkswagen AG’s cheating scandal erupted nearly two years ago. The automaker will extend an ongoing upgrade of about 250,000 compact cars and vans to nearly every modern ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May will launch a new business advisory group on Thursday, her office said, as her government tries to build bridges with financial and trade bodies during Brexit negotiations. May will chair the first in a regular series of meetings of the business council in her official Downing Street residence, with discussions due to focus on ...

Bloomberg Amid all the noise about the future of its trade relationship with the US, Mexico is quietly creating jobs at a record pace and reducing the informality that for decades has held back its economy. More than 517,000 Mexican workers gained access to social security in the first half of 2017, a 17 percent increase from a year ago ...

Bloomberg A cut by Rio Tinto Group to its full-year iron ore shipping guidance is set to bolster prices that have rebounded into a bull market on stronger-than-expected demand in China. Iron ore futures in Singapore surged as the world’s No. 2 exporter flagged on Tuesday that cargoes from Australia are expected at about 330mn metric tons in 2017. That’s ...