Bloomberg Canada will have a national price on carbon emissions by the end of this year, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna says. The federal government will publish an emissions reduction plan this fall that could include expanded, standardized emissions disclosure requirements for companies, McKenna said in an interview with Danielle Bochove on Bloomberg TV Canada. McKenna spoke after appearing with …

  Bloomberg Hawaii regulators rejected NextEra Energy Inc.’s $2.63 billion bid to purchase Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., dealing a possibly fatal blow to the deal that had faced opposition from the governor. The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission voted 2-0 against the proposed transaction, saying it failed to show that it was in the public’s interest, according to a statement late …

  Bloomberg Brazil’s currency gained for the sixth week in seven, in spite of central bank efforts to limit gains, amid investor optimism that the interim government will win lawmakers’ support for measures to cut the budget deficit and stimulategrowth. The real was up 0.6 percent this week to 3.2802 per dollar on Friday on speculation the appointment of Rodrigo …