Bloomberg Google and its industry allies are making a late bid to water down the first major data-privacy law in the US, seeking to carve out exemptions for digital advertising, according to documents obtained by Bloomberg and people familiar with the negotiations. A lobbyist for Google recently distributed new language to members of California’s state legislature that would amend the ...

Bloomberg Hurricane Dorian menaced the US East Coast with devastating flooding and winds, lashing Florida after laying waste to the Bahamas in a brutal two-day battering that caused damage that may cost the islands billions of dollars. The centre of the Category 2 hurricane was located about 90 miles (145 kilometres) east of Daytona Beach, Florida, with maximum sustained winds ...

Bloomberg Electrolux AB has revamped its marketing message, stealing a page from fellow Swedish brands Volvo Cars and Ikea that highlight progressive Nordic values like sustainability, safety and simplicity. The fresh approach coincides with a renewal of Electrolux’s lineup of stoves, refrigerators and other appliances, as well as trade and tariff turmoil that’s forced the 100-year-old company to raise prices. ...