Bloomberg US President Donald Trump’s protectionist stance may propel Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin American economic powers into market-opening alliances with the European Union, a top EU official said. Jyrki Katainen, a vice president of the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm, said Trump’s rejection of multilateral commercial deals and border-tax threat are giving impetus to the 28-nation …

  Bloomberg BT Group Plc will spend 1.18 billion pounds ($1.45 billion) to hold on to broadcast rights for Champions League soccer in the UK, agreeing to a 32 percent price increase to secure the future of its pay-TV business. Britain’s former telephone monopoly will pay 394 million pounds a year for three seasons ending in 2020-2021, BT said in …

  Bloomberg Since Bracken Darrell took over Logitech International SA four years ago, the company’s stock has quadrupled on robust sales of snazzy PC accessories that complement products by the likes of Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Google. As Darrell plots his next move, those heavyweights are starting to look more like competitors than partners. Darrell’s goal: tying together TVs, appliances …