BLOOMBERG Lego Group reported the smallest increase in profit in three years as the world’s largest toymaker faced higher costs and invested heavily in production to meet rising demand. Net income rose 3.7% to 13.8 billion kroner ($2 billion) in 2022, the Billund, Denmark-based company said. Expenses jumped 22% and revenue rose 17% to 64.6 billion kroner, driving gains in ...

BLOOMBERG UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s deal to solve the bitter dispute with the European Union (EU) over Northern Ireland’s trading arrangements has sparked hope in the City of London that the two sides could finally formalise a pledge to work together on setting rules for banks and financial markets. The so-called memorandum of understanding (MOU) on financial rules may ...

BLOOMBERG Deutsche Bahn AG has selected Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Morgan Stanley to advise on the potential sale of its DB Schenker logistics unit, which could be valued at as much as €20 billion ($21.3 billion), people with knowledge of the matter said. The German railroad operator is set to formally hire the two banks after a weeks-long pitching ...