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Disney to make Shanghai park ‘even bigger’

  Shanghai / Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. has hosted over 600,000 visitors at its first theme park in mainland China since trial operations started early May, and its “enormous potential” has already prompted Disney to expand the resort, said Chief Executive Officer Robert Iger. “After we broke ground we paused to really recognize the growth of China’s tourism and Shanghai ...

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Osborne warns of Brexit tax toll as ‘Leave’ gains in polls

  Bloomberg U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne warned that leaving the European Union could spark a fiscal crisis, as “Remain” supporters battle to turn around a referendum campaign that’s slipping away from them. Reduced trade and investment would leave a 30 billion pound ($42 billion) “black hole” that would have to be plugged by increased taxes and cuts ...

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‘Leave’ could hit UK’s gas trade market

  Bloomberg If the U.K. votes to leave the European Union next week, it may not bode well for the 28-nation bloc’s oldest natural gas market. A so-called ‘ Brexit’ would probably cause the pound to plunge to its lowest in 30 years, according to economists surveyed by Bloomberg. That would make gas in the U.K. cheaper and temporarily boost ...

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