Bloomberg Alphabet Inc.’s Google has begun an internal probe on whether Russia-linked actors used its advertising and services to influence last year’s US presidential election, according to a person familiar with the matter. Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. have both disclosed political ad spending and accounts affiliated with Russia, and Facebook is sharing its findings with Google, this person said. …

Bloomberg Adidas AG’s mission to expand its basketball footprint in North America hasn’t made a major difference so far. That may now be a comfort to the German athletic-goods company as one of its executives is embroiled in a US college-basketball bribery investigation. Adidas expects to generate just $401 million from basketball products worldwide this year, the company said in …

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG halted the possible sale of its Ducati motorcycle unit amid persistent opposition from its powerful labor groups, according to an Italian union leader. “Ducati’s CEO told workers that the VW supervisory board decided to halt the sale process,” Bruno Papignani, regional head of FIOM CIGL union, said. “IG Metall sustained and helped Ducati workers in their request …