Bloomberg British shopkeepers slowly emerging from three months of forced closure have a new problem on their hands: the rent is due. Third quarter rents on the country’s commercial properties are billed with about $3.1 billion owed by retailers alone, according to the British Property Federation. While mall landlords eventually got about half the rent owed for second quarter, government ...

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG is exploring an offer for Europcar Mobility Group, according to people familiar with the matter. Shares of the rental-car company soared. Volkswagen’s considerations are at an early stage, said the people, who asked to not be identified because the matter isn’t public. The carmaker could opt to not proceed with an offer, they said. Europcar shares rose ...

Bloomberg Facebook Inc. suffered a setback in a key challenge to its business model as Germany’s highest civil court said it has “no doubt” that the social network misuses its dominant market position. Judges at a hearing ruled that Facebook must comply with a strict order curbing the network’s leeway in tracking users’ browsing and smartphone apps even as it ...