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Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick has resigned after a series of controversies that rocked the world’s largest technology startup and exposed deep problems with its male-dominated culture. The man most closely identified with the ride-hailing giant’s meteoric global ascent said he was ceding to investors’ wishes that he step aside, in part to avoid yet another ...

Bloomberg Tata Group is considering an initial public offering of Jaguar Land Rover, the luxury-car maker the Indian conglomerate bought in 2008 for $2.4 billion, people with knowledge of the matter said. Senior Tata Group officials have held preliminary internal discussions over the past few months about the potential listing of Jaguar Land Rover on an international stock exchange, according ...

Bloomberg Economic reform has slowed the flow of cars, electronics and furniture into India and the roll out of a national sales tax may temper import growth for the rest of this year, according to Maersk Line, the South Asian unit of the world’s largest container shipping company. Imports are more sensitive than exports to the goods and services tax, ...

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. is close to an agreement to produce vehicles in China for the first time, giving the electric-car maker better access to the world’s largest auto market, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement with the city of Shanghai would allow Tesla to build facilities in its Lingang development zone and could come as soon as ...

Bloomberg India’s largest digital-payments company, Paytm, is seeking a license to set up a money market fund where users can store cash and earn interest, in competition with the country’s banks, according to a person familiar with the matter. Paytm has applied to India’s central Reserve Bank of India to start the fund and increase its offerings to its over ...

Bloomberg European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said she’s “extremely worried” about a U.S. threat to curb steel imports for national-security reasons, saying the step could trigger protectionist reactions around the world. “That is opening a Pandora’s box,” Malmstrom said in an interview with Bloomberg News in her Brussels office. “Many other countries would maybe also refer to security and, ...

Bloomberg Investors are extending the maturity of Greek bond holdings as they become more sanguine about the nation’s prospects after creditors agreed a bailout deal. The latest agreement by euro-zone finance ministers ended months of speculation over whether Greece would meet large bond payments due in July and spurred a rally in the country’s debt. PGIM Fixed Income and Greylock ...

Bloomberg It is a mark of the transformation going on at Thyssenkrupp AG that the most profitable operation at Germany’s biggest steel company is producing elevators not metal. The industrial giant, with roots dating to 1811, has poured research into its elevator unit to turn what was a sideline into a primary business. The strategy is Thyssenkrupp’s bid to survive ...

Bloomberg Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. is sending a message to startup companies the world over: We want your business. The bourse operator proposed the creation of a new exchange that would allow firms to list before they’ve made a profit and permit dual-class shares, an issue that caused Hong Kong to miss out on Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s ...

Bloomberg Japan had a surprise trade deficit in May, as stronger-than-expected imports overpowered the best export growth in more than two years. Exports rose 14.9 percent from a year earlier (estimate +16 percent), according to data released by the Ministry of Finance. Part of that was a rebound from weak shipments last year caused by the Kumamoto earthquake in April ...