Bloomberg Volkswagen AG’s European first-quarter market share reached a five-year low as auto buyers snubbed the German carmaker’s efforts to resolve its emissions-cheating scandal and turned to models from BMW AG, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV and Daimler AG. Volkswagen’s brands, including mass-market Skoda and up-market Audi, accounted for 23.4 percent of new registrations in the three months ended March ...

  Thetford / AFP The Chinese investor group pursuing a takeover of the AC Milan soccer club, which is controlled by former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, is targeting a deal by June, people with knowledge of the matter said. The consortium, whose investors have a background in renewable energy and media, has agreed on most key terms and is seeking ...

  Bloomberg Buyers snapped up $56 billion in Treasury debt at auctions this week, lured by higher yields than found in most other developed nations, as slow global growth and mixed U.S. economic data complicate the Federal Reserve’s efforts to raise interest rates. With investors buoyed by an April 14 report showing benign consumer-price inflation, demand was so strong at ...