Bloomberg Daimler AG rose the most in three weeks after the company solidified its lead in the luxury-car market and said it’s confident of reaching this year’s underlying profit goals, despite more than 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion) in one-time costs in the second quarter. Adjusted earnings before interest and taxes rose 5.6 percent to 3.97 billion euros in …

  Prime Minister Shinzo Abe surprised no one when he led his Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to victory in the Upper House elections on July 10. His party won 56 seats, and together with the Sokka Gakai-backed Komeito party, which won 14 seats, the Osaka Ishin no Kai, which won seven seats, and the Party for Japanese Kokoro, which did …

  While some have been shocked by the result of the British referendum to decide whether the state either remains or leaves the European Union, all can agree that what has been even more surprising and discomforting have been both the open displays of xenophobia and the spike in hate crimes against migrants and minorities. The Leave campaign leading to …