Bloomberg BlackBerry Ltd.’s efforts to push into self-driving cars took a new step forward as the former smartphone maker signed a deal with Chinese internet giant Baidu Inc. to work together on automotive software. Baidu will bundle BlackBerry’s QNX vehicle operating system into its Apollo self-driving car platform, a set of tools that automakers can use when designing autonomous vehicles. ...

Bloomberg Trucking firms like Caravan Roadways Ltd., which has more than 500 brightly-painted vehicles crisscrossing India, were meant to see immediate benefits from the biggest tax reform in India’s modern history. But the chaotically-implemented goods and services tax is derailing the government’s revenue target and hasn’t much improved trade within Asia’s No. 3 economy. “Suspicious states”—anxious to retain pre-GST earnings—are ...

Bloomberg The dollar snapped its longest losing streak since September and US stocks climbed to record highs for a second consecutive day ahead of the release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rose past 2,700 for the first time, while the Nasdaq Composite Index also reached a record as a report ...