Bloomberg Electrolux AB has revamped its marketing message, stealing a page from fellow Swedish brands Volvo Cars and Ikea that highlight progressive Nordic values like sustainability, safety and simplicity. The fresh approach coincides with a renewal of Electrolux’s lineup of stoves, refrigerators and other appliances, as well as trade and tariff turmoil that’s forced the 100-year-old company to raise prices. ...

Bloomberg The UK may be on course for its first recession since the financial crisis after Brexit uncertainty pushed down the nation’s dominant services industries more than expected. Growth in the sector almost stalled last month, IHS Markit said as it published its Purchasing Managers Index on Wednesday. With similar surveys indicating the nation’s manufacturing and construction industries are in ...

Bloomberg Angela Merkel’s government aims to phase out herbicides containing glyphosate by the end of 2023, a move that could generate further headwinds for German drug and chemical giant Bayer AG. As part of the proposal approved by her cabinet on Wednesday, the government intends to oppose any request for the EU to renew the license to produce the weedkiller, ...