Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc lost a bid to exclude top executives including billionaire founder Jeff Bezos and CEO Andy Jassy from having to testify in a Federal Trade Commission probe. The company filed a petition with the FTC last month, arguing that the agency’s information and interview requests were “unduly burdensome.” In an order, the FTC rejected that request, saying ...

  Bloomberg Lidl is raising wages for its UK staff to overtake Aldi and become the highest-paying supermarket in Britain. Starting next month Lidl will pay employees £10.90 ($12.38) an hour outside London, up from £10.10, and £11.95 within the capital, up from £11.30 previously, the company said. That compares with its rival discounter Aldi which pays at least £10.50 ...

Bloomberg Ukraine handed over a key ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin in exchange for hundreds of prisoners of war including many captured in a landmark battle, a swap that outraged pro-Kremlin propagandists. Viktor Medvedchuk was one of 55 people turned over to Russia in return for 215 prisoners, including 188 who held out for months against Russian assault at ...