Bloomberg Sony Corp.’s second-quarter profit missed estimates, as a one-time charge and stronger yen weighed on profit from financial services and PlayStation games. Operating profit in the period ended September was 45.7 billion yen ($436 million), the Tokyo-based company said in a statement Tuesday. That compares with the 49.7 billion yen average of analysts’ estimates compiled by Bloomberg before …

  Bloomberg A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S, owner of the world’s largest container line, said mergers like the combination of its three main Japanese rivals provide relief to an ailing industry that has been characterized by over-capacity. Nippon Yusen KK, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd. said on Monday they plan to merge, giving them control of 7 percent …

  Bloomberg China’s official factory gauge rose to the highest since July 2014, led by new orders, suggesting the economy’s stabilization continued into the fourth quarter as robust consumption underpins demand. Manufacturing purchasing managers index rose to 51.2 in October, the National Bureau of Statistics said Tuesday, from 50.4 in the prior two months PMI beat all economist forecasts in …