Bloomberg Air pollution from coal-fired power plants run by South Africa’s Eskom Holdings SOC risks killing 79,500 people from 2025 until they are due to be shut, according to a study submitted to a panel appointed by the government. The research by the Finland-based Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA) assumes that the utility will continue to operate ...

Bloomberg Walt Disney Co. shares rose as much as 7% in early trading after Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger announced plans for a dramatic restructuring of the world’s largest entertainment company, including 7,000 job cuts and $5.5 billion in cost savings. The reductions include plans to cut $3 billion from its budget for movies and TV shows and the rest ...

  Bloomberg German inflation slowed in January to the lowest level in five months thanks to further government aid to ease the burden on households from soaring energy costs. Consumer-price growth eased to 9.2% from 9.6% in December, Germany’s statistics agency said Thursday. Destatis had postponed the data’s scheduled release last week due to processing problems. That delay forced Eurostat ...