Bloomberg Elon Musk may think hydrogen-powered vehicles are rubbish, but Toyota Motor Corp. and a cadre of Japan’s leading manufacturers are betting otherwise — and not just on cars. With the blessing of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Toyota is at the forefront of Japan’s efforts to use hydrogen and fuel cells to power cars, heat homes and keep factories ...

  Bloomberg Iron ore keeps getting told the end may be nigh: so far in 2017, the response has been that the end’s just another high. The raw material’s rally has been powerful enough to drive futures in China back to $100 a metric ton as spot prices trade at levels last seen in 2014. On the Dalian Commodity Exchange, ...

  Bloomberg Takata Corp., the troubled air-bag maker behind the biggest auto safety recall, said it will probably report a third consecutive annual loss as it booked a one-time charge after agreeing to settle a US criminal investigation. Net loss will probably be 64 billion yen ($562 million) in the year through March, compared with a November forecast for a ...