Bloomberg European stocks retreated as investors braced for tomorrow’s expected Federal Reserve policy tightening and weighed the impact of soaring inflation on economic growth. The Stoxx Europe 600 slumped 2% at 8:56 am in London. Miners fall the most, with commodities retreating as coronavirus outbreaks in China threaten to disrupt the country’s economic recovery. Consumer products and services as …

  Bloomberg Apple Inc shares fall, closing below their 200-day moving average for the first time since June, after the iPhone maker’s supplier Foxconn halted operations at its Shenzhen sites following a government-imposed lockdown. Shares dropped as much as 2.7%, ending at their lowest since November. The decline erased more than $67 billion off Apple’s market capitalisation, putting it under …

  Bloomberg The UK held exploratory talks with Electricite de France (EDF) SA about the possibility of keeping the West Burton A coal-fired power plant generating beyond the end of September, when it’s due to close. The talks are at a very early stage, according to a person familiar with the matter. As things stand, EDF is running down stockpiles …