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China’s YY to list its eSports video platform in US

Bloomberg Chinese live-streaming company YY Inc. is planning to spin off and list its eSports video platform Huya Broadcasting in the US, people familiar with the matter said. The Twitch-like streaming division is seeking to raise at least $200 million this year to fund expansion in a fledgling but heated sector, the people said, requesting not to be named because ...

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Modi’s worst growth year puts pressure on budget to spur economy

Bloomberg India forecast its economy will expand at the slowest pace since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, piling pressure on his government to jump start activity before a national vote early next year. Gross domestic product will grow 6.5 percent in the year through March, the Statistics Ministry said, compared with the Bloomberg consensus of 6.6 ...

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Birla’s Idea plans to raise $1bn as founders boost holding

Bloomberg Billionaire Kumar Mangalam Birla’s Idea Cellular Ltd. plans to raise more than $1 billion to strengthen its war chest as competition in the world’s second-largest telecom market intensifies. The company, which is poised to merge with Vodafone Group Plc’s India unit to form the nation’s biggest wireless carrier, will raise $513 million by selling shares to its founders, according ...

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