Bloomberg A massive plume of methane, the potent greenhouse gas that’s a key contributor to global warming, has been identified in China’s biggest coal production region. The release in northeast Shanxi province is one of the largest that geoanalytics company Kayrros SAS has so far attributed to the global coal sector and likely emanated from multiple mining operations. Details captured …

Bloomberg French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire said it will be difficult for the country to accept the European Commission’s requests regarding a proposed reorganisation of Electricite de France SA tied to regulatory reform. “It seems very complicated to explain to the French — not to mention EDF employees — that we’ll give in to the demands of the European …

Bloomberg Apollo Global Management Inc said on Monday it’s considering an offer for Wm Morrison Supermarkets Plc, heating up a takeover battle for the UK grocer. Morrison just agreed over the weekend to a 6.3 billion-pound ($8.7 billion) takeover from a consortium led by Fortress Investment Group. That offer trumped private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice LLC’s earlier 5.5 …