Bloomberg Eight years ago, before China’s Xiaomi Corp. had sold a single smartphone, 56 of the earliest employees pulled together $11 million to invest in the startup. Rank-and-file workers dipped into savings and borrowed from parents. One receptionist tapped her dowry. Today, they’re the Lucky 56. Xiaomi is one of the most successful smartphone makers in the world and it’s ...

Bloomberg President Donald Trump retreated from imposing tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Chinese goods because of White House discord over trade strategy and concern about harming negotiations with North Korea, according to people briefed on the administration’s deliberations. Trump also succumbed to pressure from farm-state Republicans, who heavily lobbied the White House to resolve its trade differences with ...

Bloomberg Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond received a boost on Tuesday as figures showed Britain borrowed less than predicted in the first month of the new fiscal year. Spending exceeded revenue by 7.8 billion pounds ($10.5 billion) in April, the smallest deficit for the month since 2008, the Office for National Statistics said. A shortfall of 8.5 billion pounds ...