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Coal India output sinks to record low amid floods

Bloomberg Coal India’s monthly production dropped to a record low as heaviest rains in 25 years flooded mines and hindered shipments. The Kolkata-based state miner produced 30.77 million tons of coal in September, down 24 percent from a year earlier and the lowest in data back to 2013, according to a stock exchange filing. Shipments dropped 20 percent to 35.18 ...

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WeWork names new head of Japan operations after management purge

Bloomberg WeWork named a new head of its Japanese operations, replacing a company veteran with close ties to former Chief Executive Officer Adam Neumann. Kazuyuki Sasaki, the former managing director of WeWork Japan, has been named its new CEO, the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Sasaki replaces Chris Hill, who has headed Japan operations since their start in ...

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Great onion crisis in India is back to Narendra Modi’s dismay

Bloomberg Onions in India are once more at the epicenter of a major controversy, pitting government officials who want lower prices against farmers that need extra income. Prices of the vegetable, as ubiquitous as spices in Indian cooking, surged more than 200 percent in September from previous months after flooding from heavy monsoon rains damaged crops and reduced supplies. That’s ...

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