Bloomberg US new-home construction fell in June for a second month as a drop in apartment building outweighed a pickup in single-family projects. Residential starts declined 0.9 percent to a 1.25 million annualised rate, the slowest in three months, according to government figures. Permits, a proxy for future construction, dropped 6.1 percent to a 1.22 million rate, also reflecting a ...

Bloomberg European car registrations fell sharply in June, resuming a downward spiral this year that has seen profit warnings at German manufacturer Daimler AG and a quarterly automotive division loss at rival BMW AG. Sales dropped 7.9 percent to 1.49 million cars, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association said, the worst monthly decline since December. France and Spain had falls of ...

Bloomberg Blue Apron Holdings Inc rallied the most since going public two years ago after announcing a tie-up with a hot brand: Beyond Meat Inc. The struggling meal-kit company will begin introducing products from the alternative-meat startup on its menus in August, New York-based Blue Apron said in a statement. The shares rose as much as 78 percent, their biggest ...