Bloomberg Some 18 months after its chicken sandwich went viral, fast-food chain Popeyes is on a mission to take over the world. It may not work, of course. Its parent, Restaurant Brands International Inc., has a spotty overseas record, at best. But the ambition alone underscores just how startling a transformation the once-sleepy brand has undergone since the summer of ...

Bloomberg China finalised a sweeping plan to ensure leaders in Beijing control the outcome of Hong Kong’s elections, a move that could deepen already-fraught relations with Western nations. President Xi Jinping on Tuesday signed orders to amend Hong Kong’s Basic Law, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, after revisions were passed by the National People’s Congress Standing Committee. The move ...

Bloomberg President Joe Biden announced a slate of federal judge nominees on Tuesday that placed a heavy emphasis on his stated goal of promoting diversity across the government. The picks — Biden’s first to the federal bench since taking office January 20 — included Zahid Quraishi, who would be the first Muslim-American federal judge in US history, and Ketanji Brown ...