Bloomberg Swiss watch exports gained for a third time in four months as Chinese demand strengthened and the UK attracted buyers with its weak currency. Shipments climbed 5.3 percent to 1.7 billion francs ($1.8 billion) in June, the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said in a statement that underpinned signs of a rebound from the longest slump on record. ...

Bloomberg Elenia Oy’s owners are preparing to kick off a sale that could value Finland’s second-largest power distributor at as much as 3 billion euros ($3.5 billion), restarting a process that was delayed last year, people with knowledge of the matter said. The utility has sent out teasers and senior executives are planning to meet with potential suitors in Asia ...

Bloomberg Hydro One Ltd. fell the most in eight months after agreeing to buy US power supplier Avista Corp. in a $3.4 billion deal that analysts said is too costly and exposes the Canadian energy company to regulatory hassles. The merger will add Avista’s energy production and distribution operations in Washington, Idaho, Oregon and Alaska to Hydro One’s transmission network ...