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Volkswagen replaces head of its ride-hailing business Moia

Bloomberg Volkswagen AG said it is shuffling the leadership at its Moia unit to map out next steps in the development of its ride-sharing operations. Ole Harms, who has led Moia since its founding in 2016, will take on “a new, responsible task” within the world’s biggest automaker, the German manufacturer said in a statement. His successor will be the ...

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Billionaire donates $360mn to USC

Bloomberg Billionaire founder of Public Storage, B Wayne Hughes Sr, donated almost $400 million to the University of Southern California (USC), most of which was given anonymously, according to the Los Angeles Times. The son of a sharecropper, Hughes fled from dust storms in Oklahoma to Los Angeles, where he graduated from USC in 1957. The newspaper identified him as ...

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Brexit bounty for carbon farming as market replaces subsidies

Bloomberg Subsidies paid to UK farmers could be replaced after Brexit by cash from selling carbon credits, inducing more landowners to plant trees and protect marshlands that sequester greenhouse gases. Carbon farming has gained traction alongside markets that put a price on pollution. It’s an agricultural technique that stores carbon dioxide emissions by regenerating soil and vegetation. Farmers can potentially ...

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