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Tencent, Paytm to invest $100m in video startup

Bloomberg Tencent Holdings Ltd and Paytm plan to invest about $100 million in Indian streaming service MX Player, according to a person familiar with the matter, as local and foreign companies compete for a piece of the country’s burgeoning online video market. The WeChat operator and Paytm are in the final stages of discussions but specific terms may still change, ...

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Retailers eager to aid antitrust probe against Amazon, Google

Bloomberg A leading US retail group, whose members include Walmart Inc, is eager to aid antitrust enforcers that are poised to investigate whether Amazon.com and Alphabet’s Google are harming competition. The Retail Industry Leaders Association (RLIA), which also represents Target Corp and Best Buy Co among others, said it’s prepared to present their concerns to the Justice Department and the ...

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‘EU to exit trade pact if Brazil drops climate goals’

Bloomberg European Union countries won’t ratify a free-trade deal with South America if Brazil doesn’t take measures to achieve the greenhouse gas emissions targets it agreed to in the 2015 Paris climate accord, French Ecology Minister Francois de Rugy said. Top EU officials reached a breakthrough in market-opening negotiations with counterparts from the Mercosur group of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and ...

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