Bloomberg Hong Kong and Malaysia are proving to be the biggest growth surprises in Asia. The two nations received the largest upgrades for this year among major economies in the Asian Development Bank’s latest outlook released on Tuesday. Meanwhile, India received the steepest downgrade. The global trade recovery is helping boost exports in Hong Kong and Malaysia while demonetisation and ...

Bloomberg Nestle SA may buy or sell businesses with combined sales of almost 10 billion francs ($10 billion) as Chief Executive Officer Mark Schneider embarks on the biggest overhaul of the world’s largest food company in at least a decade. Selective acquisitions and divestments could affect about 10 percent of total revenue, Schneider told investors as he unveiled his new ...

Bloomberg Apple Inc.’s latest smartphones, the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, have more expensive parts, but the company will still make significant profits because it raised prices for the devices, according to research firm IHS Markit. A base model iPhone 8 with a 4.7-inch screen and 64 gigabytes of storage includes material costs of $247.51, up from $237.94 for ...