Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc.’s London fate won’t be decided until mid-way through 2018 after a judge said that she will schedule an appeal hearing in either April or June, meaning the company can operate in its busiest European market until then. Judge Emma Arbuthnot proposed two starting dates, April 30 or June 25, for the five-day trial at a short ...

Bloomberg The UK government u-turned on campaign promises to disband the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), with the white-collar prosecutor remaining independent under the Conservative Party’s newest plans for tackling economic crime. The decision was expected to be announced on Monday by Home Secretary Amber Rudd, according to a statement from the Home Office. The National Crime Agency, which the government ...

Bloomberg The world’s largest container shipping line says international freight rates are reversing after climbing for most of this year, raising questions about the sustainability of the global trade recovery. Decade-old oversupply issues swamped demand for containerised sea trade in the third quarter, a senior official at Maersk Line Ltd. said. Over 90 percent of trade is routed through ships, ...