Bloomberg Mexichem SAB and Empresas ICA SAB fell the most on Mexico’s benchmark index after a deadly blast at a petrochemical plant where both companies had operations. Mexichem dropped 3.4 percent, capping a two-day decline of 8.4 percent after the on Wednesday explosion at a facility the company co-owns about 600 kilometers from Mexico City. ICA, which was upgrading ...

  Bloomberg First-round bidders for Yahoo! Inc. could find out as early as next week whether they’ve made it through to the next stage. Yahoo’s advisers will spend the weekend narrowing down the field of bidders after receiving more than 10 initial offers for the Internet company ranging from about $4 billion to $8 billion. Several first-round bidders will be ...

  Calgary, Alberta / Reuters TransCanada Corp agreed to submit to a Quebec environmental review of its Energy East pipeline, avoiding a potential legal battle with the province by putting the controversial project through an extra round of scrutiny. The resolution removes a potential hurdle but also introduces another approval process for the nearly 4,600 km cross-Canadian pipeline, which will ...