Bloomberg German labour union Verdi called on Amazon.com Inc warehouse workers to go on strike across the country during the holiday season, seeking to press the company for higher pay and to join collective bargaining agreements. The timing and location of individual walkouts won’t be announced in advance, the union said in a statement. Amazon didn’t immediately respond to …

  Bloomberg Electricite de France SA (EDF) extended maintenance halts at two nuclear reactors by four months and warned it may have to carry out lengthy repairs at seven others next year, further straining European power supplies. The world’s largest nuclear fleet has suffered prolonged shutdowns this year that have left Europe even more reliant on natural gas at a time …

  Bloomberg India’s largest private bank HDFC Bank Ltd is seeking to issue a million credit cards a month, a remarkable bounce-back for the lender after the country’s regulator banned it from taking on new card clients two years ago. The bank wants to double the current pace of half a million new credit card issuances every month, according to …