BLOOMBERG Levi Strauss & Co reported quarterly revenue that missed expectations as performance at retailers including department stores dragged down results, leading the company to cut its full-year sales outlook. The denim brand is taking a more “cautious approach” to its projections for the current quarter, according to a statement. It now expects full-year earnings per share, excluding some items, …

BLOOMBERG Italy began the process of selling Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA by hiring advisers as Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni seeks to maximise the value of the state’s controlling stake. The Finance Ministry will select legal and financial advisers to help in the sale, the ministry said in a statement. The disposal can be done in one or …

BLOOMBERG BYD Co is poised to overtake Tesla Inc as the world’s biggest seller of electric vehicles as the Chinese automaker’s global sales push gains greater traction. China’s best-selling car brand came within a whisker of toppling Tesla last quarter after factory downtime led to the US automaker’s first delivery decline in more than a year. BYD sold 431,603 fully-electric …