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Brexit: May faces Tory fire as Hammond blasts Boris Johnson

Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May faces the battle of her political life to retain control of the governing Conservative Party as top Tory politicians undermined her leadership. After arch rival Boris Johnson went for the jugular, Chancellor Philip Hammond swept in to defend her in an increasingly chaotic political scene. May arrived at her party’s annual conference in Birmingham needing ...

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‘Nissan’ drives another nail in Detroit sedan coffin

Bloomberg When Nissan Motor Co.’s redesigned Altima flagship goes on sale this week, it will pound another nail in the coffin of sedans built by companies based in and around Detroit — the city that invented the whole idea of family cars. Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV stopped building sedans in the US two years ago. Ford Motor Co. plans to ...

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Singapore home prices rise despite curbs

Bloomberg Singapore private home prices are still inching higher —albeit at the slowest pace in five quarters — even after the government imposed additional property curbs to avoid the risk of a sharp correction that could be destabilising to the city-state’s economy. An index tracking private residential prices increased 0.5 percent in the three months ended September 30 compared to ...

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