Bloomberg Congressional Republicans counting on a $1 billion windfall from selling oil-drilling rights in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to help pay for tax cuts may be in for a disappointment. Data from previous Arctic oil lease sales suggest the US is likely to collect less than a fifth of that billion-dollar goal over the next decade— about $145.5 million ...

Bloomberg China Literature Ltd., the online reading unit helping Tencent Holdings Ltd. build an entertainment empire, raised $1.1 billion alongside existing investors in its Hong Kong initial public offering, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The first-time share sale priced at the very top of a marketed range, the people said, asking not to be identified because the ...

Bloomberg SouChe.com, a Chinese car trading site, raised $335 million in a funding round led by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. as it expands in auto-financing and prepares for a potential US IPO. Alibaba will become the biggest backer of the site and integrate parts of the business with its own e-commerce services. Warburg Pincus, Primavera Capital and CMB International also ...