Bloomberg JM Holding GmbH, a German family-owned investment vehicle, is exploring options including a partial sale of the business that controls two plastics companies, according to people with knowledge of the matter. A sale of about half of the firm, which is under consideration by some of the owners, would give buyers an equal proportion of two closely held German ...

Bloomberg The British and German governments have abandoned key Brexit demands, potentially easing the path for the UK to strike a deal with the European Union, people familiar with the matter said. The pound rose. Germany is ready to accept a less detailed agreement on the UK’s future economic and trade ties with the EU in a bid to get ...

Donald Trump’s absence from Asia-Pacific summits will do little harm to America’s long-term standing in the region. It might even help. The president’s decision to skip two international meetings in November was predictably seen as evidence of American neglect of a vital region, underscoring the unilateralist instincts of Trump. The complaints are fair. But let’s not mistake pageantry for trends ...