Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. tried to assuage investors’ concerns that a series of scandals were taking a toll on the business. It told them to expect improved bookings, narrower losses and a possible settlement with Alphabet Inc. that could resolve one of the company’s biggest legal hurdles. On a conference call with investors, Uber executives said gross bookings increased more …

Bloomberg ­­More than 300 wildfires in British Columbia have forced Canadian lumber mills and an Enbridge Inc. natural gas compressor station to shut as hot, dry weather fans blazes across swaths of west Canada and US. Enbridge said that it has closed a compressor station on its T-South pipeline, which carries natural gas from northern B.C. to the US border. …

Bloomberg As automakers in the US struggle to keep selling new cars to American consumers at a record clip, Toyota Motor Corp. plans to turn to rental car companies and other fleet operators for a boost. Toyota will nearly match last year’s total sales to fleet customers, which means the company has some catching up to do. Deliveries to rental …