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Trainer of North Korean entrepreneurs says change to be slow

Bloomberg In 2016, Geoffrey See was jolted awake on a flight run by North Korea’s national carrier as smoke swirled through the cabin. Passengers sensed that the aircraft was descending rapidly, yet their panic was met with preternatural calm by a crew who insisted nothing was amiss. The travellers sat in white-knuckled fear as the plane made an emergency landing. ...

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AT&T’s court victory a setback for US merger enforcement

Bloomberg AT&T Inc.’s sweeping court victory allowing its takeover of Time Warner Inc. delivers a sharp setback to the Justice Department’s new approach to policing mergers under President Donald Trump and promises to spark a merger wave across industries. The federal judge’s decision raises the bar for the government’s ability to challenge deals between companies that don’t compete directly. That ...

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Adyen doubles in debut in year’s biggest European tech IPO

Bloomberg Adyen NV, a Dutch payments processor whose clients include Netflix Inc. and Spotify Technology SA, more than doubled in its trading debut in Amsterdam. The shares, which priced at 240 euros apiece in Europe’s biggest technology public offering of the year, reached 503.90 euros early on Wednesday, before retreating to 436.55 euros by 1:10 p.m. local time. Adyen’s market ...

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