Bloomberg Ask four Australians why the Great Barrier Reef is bleaching, and you’ll hear four different answers. A travel agent in Brisbane says it’s because of the cyclone that hit last year. Another one just down the street blames “some sort of starfish.” A tour guide in Cairns says bleaching is a natural part of the coral life cycle; another, ...

Bloomberg The ongoing trade war with the US is hitting Chinese consumers psychologically, causing a slowdown for luxury goods in the second half of the year, said Italian menswear maker Ermenegildo Zegna Group. “In the past few months, I would say there has been a slowing down of consumption, and probably the consumer is becoming more careful in what he ...

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp. has been battered over the past two weeks as technology stocks plummet globally. SoftBank shares fell 7.3 percent to 9,251 yen at the close in Tokyo on Monday, pushing the decline in market value to $22 billion since its peak this year. The stock had gained 29 percent this year through September 28 as investors began ...