Bloomberg Credit Suisse Group AG shares surged the most in more than two years after Chairman Axel Lehmann said liquidity was improving and the huge outflows of client assets that spooked markets were coming to an end. Withdrawals at the Swiss lender, which surged to about 84 billion francs ($90 billion) earlier this quarter after rumours about the bank’s …

  Bloomberg Microsoft Corp. is ready to fight for its $69 billion acquisition of gaming company Activision Blizzard Inc. if the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) files a lawsuit seeking to block the deal. The Xbox maker hasn’t had conversations with the FTC about remedies or concessions aimed at getting the deal approved. FTC staff is wrapping up its investigation …

  Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is considering funding coding schools in Mexico and Brazil as part of its strategy to recruit software-savvy employees. The carmaker is already backing similar institutions in the Czech Republic and Germany — including in Berlin and near its Wolfsburg headquarters — and is now weighing to expand, said Gunnar Kilian, the board member in charge of …