Bloomberg Verizon Communications Inc. is the leading suitor for Yahoo! Inc. after a number of bidders decided not to make an offer for the struggling Web company, according to the Wall Street Journal. Time Inc., Alphabet Inc. and IAC/InterActiveCorp have dropped out, while Advent International is among the buyout firms looking at making a bid, the Journal reported, citing …

  Bloomberg The tap in her apartment yields water only every two weeks. It comes out yellow. Her 8-month-old granddaughter is ill. And as Yajaira Espinoza, a 55-year-old hairdresser, made her way down the halls of Caracas university hospital on Friday, Zika cases evident in the rooms around her, a dense ash-filled smog enveloped the city. “I am so sorry …

  Bloomberg PepsiCo Inc. posted first-quarter profit that beat analysts’ estimates after North American snack sales rose, helped by price increases. Earnings were 89 cents a share, excluding some items, the Purchase, New York-based company said in a statement on Monday. Analysts estimated 81 cents, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Sales fell 2.9 percent to $11.9 billion, matching analysts’ …