Bloomberg Ping An Insurance (Group) Co., China’s largest insurer by market value, is considering a rival offer for plasma treatment provider China Biologic Products Holdings Inc., people familiar with the matter said. An arm of Ping An is in talks with other investors about a potential joint bid for Beijing-based China Biologic, according to the people, who asked not to ...

Bloomberg Vodafone Group Plc said it received approval from the Indian government to combine with Idea Cellular Ltd., a deal first announced 16 months ago. India’s Department of Telecommunication has approved the merger provided arrears amounting to as much as $1.1 billion are paid to the government, according to the department’s order seen by Bloomberg. The outstanding amount is for ...

Bloomberg Stocks rose and Treasuries fell as a lull in the trade war gave investors room to focus on the start of the earnings season. The S&P 500 Index gained for a fourth day, the longest streak since the beginning of June. PepsiCo Inc. jumped more than 3 percent after reporting better-than-forecast profit, bolstering optimism that Corporate America enjoyed a ...