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India’s copper imports to rise on Vedanta plant closure

Bloomberg Copper imports by India are about to rise fourfold as the shuttering of a huge smelter in the south of the country slashes local supply at a time when demand is starting to accelerate, according to Care Ratings Ltd. Overseas purchases of refined metal are set to climb to 170,000 metric tons in the year through March from about ...

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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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