Bloomberg Cotton output in India, the world’s biggest grower, may increase to a three-year high as some farmers plant more of the fiber on better returns compared to other crops. Production will probably climb to 37.5 million to 38 million bales in the harvesting season starting Oct. 1, from 34.1 million bales a year earlier if the monsoon is normal …

Bloomberg The earliest indicators for China’s economy in June signal that the manufacturing sector may be poised to decelerate, while other challenges loom in the second half of this year. Small- and medium-sized enterprises showed the lowest level of confidence in 16 months, a gauge of manufacturing drawn from satellite imagery slumped, and conditions in the steel business remained lackluster. …

Bloomberg Glencore Plc’s years-long pursuit for a bigger Australian coal business was delivered another setback after Rio Tinto Group passed on the company’s offer for a second time. Now the mining giant run by a former coal trader is running out of time to come back with a better offer or lose out on a deal the company has chased …