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Daimler moves to separate Mercedes, trucks

Bloomberg Daimler AG is firming up plans for its biggest corporate overhaul in a decade, granting its car and truck operations more independence in a move that could pave the way for spinoffs and other deals as the automaker confronts the disruptive shift to self-driving electric vehicles. Under the plan, the German automotive giant would break up its conglomerate structure ...

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AmEx fee accusations get US court hearing

Bloomberg The US Supreme Court accepted a case that could roil the credit-card business, agreeing to consider reviving government allegations that American Express Co. thwarts competition by prohibiting merchants from steering customers to cards with lower fees. A federal appeals court had thrown out the lawsuit, saying the US government and 11 states failed to prove that the American Express ...

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N Korea warns a nuclear war could ‘break out any moment’

Bloomberg North Korea warned that a nuclear war “may break out any moment” as the US and South Korea began one of the largest joint naval drills off both the east and west coasts of the peninsula. Kim In Ryong, North Korea’s deputy ambassador to the United Nations, said that his nation had become a “full-fledged nuclear power which possesses ...

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