Bloomberg Thyssenkrupp AG is in talks with the German government over an aid package for its struggling steel unit worth at least 5 billion euros ($5.9 billion), well exceeding the group’s current market value in a key push to secure its survival. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government has signalled a willingness to provide financial support to shore up the unit and ...

Bloomberg UK unemployment rises the most since the financial crisis over the summer, raising questions about how many job cuts could have been avoided had Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced an extension to his furlough program sooner. The number of people looking for work surged by 243,000 in the three months through September, taking the jobless rate to ...

Bloomberg Inflation sped up more than forecast in Mexico and Brazil as unrelenting food price increases defy central bank plans to support virus-ravaged economies with low interest rates. Mexico’s consumer prices rise further above the official target range in October as fruit and vegetable costs soared, according to data, while food costs drove Brazil’s fastest inflation rate for that month ...