Bloomberg Acacia Mining Plc jumped in London trading after the gold miner confirmed it is in early-stage talks with rival Africa-focused producer Endeavour Mining Corp. about a possible merger of the two companies which have a combined value of about $4 billion. Acacia, which mines the precious metal in Tanzania, jumped as much as 7.7 percent to the highest …

  Bloomberg BMW AG sought to defuse potential tensions with President-elect Donald Trump by noting its factory in the US is its largest in the world and that a new, smaller factory in Mexico will make cars for its global customers and not just Americans. Trump singled out BMW in an interview with German newspaper Bild on Sunday, saying the …

  Bloomberg Atlas Copco plans to break itself up and list its mining tools business in the biggest-ever shakeup of the Swedish company that could spark takeover interest. A newly created company with annual sales of about 28 billion kronor ($3.1 billion) will focus on mining and construction-equipment making, and will be spun off to shareholders in a tax-free distribution, …