bloomberg Believe it or not, companies still want to make deals. Half of executives expect to pursue acquisitions in the next 12 months and 40 percent aim to boost sales through partnerships, according to EY’s Global Capital Conference Barometer, a survey of more than 1,700 executives in 45 countries. While that’s down from the 59 percent of participants who …

  Bloomberg President Barack Obama said he expects the U.S. Congress to vote on a trade deal with Asia-Pacific nations after the primary season over, and that his administration will complete negotiations on a similar pact with the European Union by the end of his presidency. “When we’re in the heat of campaigns people are naturally going to worry more …

  Vienna / AFP Ukraine marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster today, when human error and flawed Soviet reactor technology led to the world’s worst nuclear accident. AFP looks at the steps taken since 1986 to improve nuclear safety around the world and — as Fukushima showed in 2011 — the challenges that remain. Only in the USSR? …