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Young users spend 32 mins daily on Instagram

Bloomberg Facebook Inc.’s Instagram is most popular for people younger than 25, who the company says spend an average of more than 32 minutes a day on the photo-sharing app. For those 25 and older, usage is more than 24 minutes a day, the company said. Instagram is crediting much of the growth in engagement to its “Stories,” which was ...

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UK construction growth weakest in a year: IHS

Bloomberg UK construction growth slowed to the weakest in almost a year in July, according to IHS Markit. The Purchasing Managers’ Index fell to 51.9, the lowest since August, from 54.8 in June. That’s below the 54 forecast by economists in a Bloomberg survey, although it remains above the 50 level dividing expansion from contraction. The construction sector was a ...

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VW, Daimler, BMW to upgrade 5mn diesel cars in rescue pact

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG, Daimler AG and BMW AG agreed to upgrade more than 5 million diesel cars in Germany in a bid to salvage their beleaguered diesel technology and draw a line under an emissions scandal that shows no signs of abating after nearly two years. The deal, hashed out at an emergency summit in Berlin on Wednesday, also includes ...

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