Bloomberg When global banking regulators met in secret in a London conference room to try to clinch a deal on capital rules, European industry lobbyists were nowhere in sight. They didn’t have to be. European Union officials at the meeting in December doubled down on their call to soften rules pushed by the U.S., concerned they would penalize the ...

  Bloomberg Intel Corp. will acquire Mobileye NV for about $15 billion, paying one of the highest takeover premiums this century to play catch-up in the market for technology that helps cars drive themselves. The US chipmaker will pay $63.54 per share in cash for Jerusalem-based Mobileye, which makes chips for cameras and driver-assistance features. The offer, the largest ever ...

  Bloomberg Samsung Electronics Co. isn’t letting the arrest of de facto head Jay Y. Lee stop it from considering strategic moves, with the technology giant continuing to evaluate a potential holding company structure. The idea was first announced in November after pressure from activist investor Paul Elliott Singer for changes at the world’s biggest maker of smartphones and TVs. ...