Bloomberg Google is under growing pressure to pay for information that, for two decades, the search provider snipped from the web — and made a mint from — without paying a penny. Australian and French efforts to force Google to compensate news publishers are only the latest examples of a trend spanning the globe. Canada is considering a similar requirement ...

Bloomberg Volvo Cars set an ambitious goal to only sell battery cars by 2030, accelerating its plans after sales of electric vehicles surged. The Chinese-owned Swedish brand is rolling out a new lineup of electric cars and will unveil its second battery-only model later. Going one step further than recent rivals’ decisions on EVs, Volvo’s electric vehicles will be available ...

Bloomberg Huawei Technologies Co. is planning to manufacture electric cars under its own brand, Reuters reported, as it shifts away from a consumer electronics business battered by US sanctions. The Chinese tech giant could roll out some models this year, Reuters said. Huawei is in talks with Chongqing Changan Automobile Co. and other carmakers to use their plants to manufacture ...