Bloomberg China’s monthly copper imports dropped for the first time this year as demand wanes due to slowing growth in the world’s biggest consumer of commodities amid a simmering trade row with the US. Oft cited as a market indicator for economic health, the metal has been under pressure since the summer, threatening to unwind a three-year rally. Goldman Sachs ...

Bloomberg A Chinese investor accused the co-president of Tencent Music Entertainment Group, which could fetch as much as $1.23 billion in an IPO this month, of using lies and threats to get him to sell his stake in a company that eventually became part of China’s largest music-streaming service. The investor made the claim in an arbitration proceeding in China ...

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is accelerating a push to lower costs and lift profits at its biggest car brand to add financial muscle as the world’s largest automaker pursues a $50 billion technology shift to counter Tesla Inc. To improve profitability after lagging behind mass-market peers for years, the VW nameplate will trim management ranks, slash factory costs and eliminate a ...