Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. won approval to serve as a business vendor to the US government, allowing the company to vie for an estimated $810 million in spending over the next five years. Politicians and campaigns have for years relied on Uber for rides to and catering for their events, but the decision is the first clearance for federal agencies ...

Bloomberg Mystery surrounded Kim Jong-un’s health after US and South Korean officials gave differing accounts of the North Korean leader’s condition following his unusual absence from recent holiday celebrations. Kim was in critical condition after undergoing cardiovascular surgery last week and the Trump administration wasn’t sure of his current health, said US officials, who asked not to be identified. One ...

Bloomberg Italy will present a plan this week to ease its rigid lockdown, joining Germany, France and Austria in pursuing a gradual return to normality as coronavirus infection rates fall and pressure mounts to reopen businesses. Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte aims to roll out a detailed restart program beginning on May 4, indicating that the process will take time to ...