Bloomberg Vattenfall AB took a massive hit on the value of a new German coal plant in yet another sign of how the fossil fuel is struggling in Europe. The Swedish utility wrote down the value of the Moorburg facility in Hamburg by 9.1 billion kronor ($1 billion), according to its first-half earnings statement on Tuesday. The plant opened in …

Bloomberg India’s Vikram Solar Ltd is planning to invest 54.32 billion rupees ($726 million) to make solar energy equipment in the South Asian country, which is encouraging domestic manufacturing to reduce imports. The company will build a factory in the southern Tamil Nadu province, the state government said. The 3-gigawatt plant, expected to be completed in five years, will make …

Bloomberg BP Plc has placed some personnel from its Singapore-based crude oil team on leave after they were mentioned in court documents filed in disputes between banks and other trading houses, said people with knowledge of the company’s move. Three members of the trading staff and one manager were placed on leave late last week as internal investigations are being …