Bloomberg Rio Tinto Group, which agreed last month to sell $2.45 billion of Australian assets, has recei-ved approaches for its remaining coal operations in the country, people with knowledge of the matter said. The London-based company is considering options for its Hail Creek and Kestrel mines, including a potential sale, according to the people, who asked not to be …

  Bloomberg Sony Corp.’s struggling movie division is weighing on the rest of the company, even as the PlayStation is booming and semiconductors show signs of a rebound. The electronics and entertainment company cut its full-year profit forecast a second time in three months after posting quarterly earnings that missed estimates, following a 112 billion yen ($1 billion) charge against …

  Bloomberg Sugar output in the world’s second-biggest producer may shrink further as mills in some states shut early after drought curbed cane supply. Production in the year that began Oct. 1 is set to total 20.4 million metric tons, according to the median estimate of six traders and analysts surveyed by Bloomberg. That’s the lowest in seven years and …