Bloomberg Amazon.com Inc. agreed to acquire podcasting company Wondery, as the dominant audiobook purveyor moves to strengthen in another sound-based medium. “This is a pivotal moment to expand the Amazon Music offering beyond music as listener habits evolve,” the Seattle-based retail and media giant said in a statement. Bloomberg News first reported in September that Wondery was exploring a sale, …

Bloomberg Tesla Inc. is coming to the end of its first year selling China-made cars with a commanding position in world’s biggest electric-vehicle market, but Elon Musk shouldn’t rest on his laurels. While Tesla regularly topped monthly premium EV sales tallies in 2020, helped by the sedans churned out from its multibillion-dollar plant opened to much fanfare in Shanghai last …

Bloomberg The European Union (EU) and China announced the political approval of an agreement to open the Chinese market further to EU investors, marking a major step in talks that began in 2013. The breakthrough in negotiations on an EU-China investment deal signals the bloc’s determination to focus on economic opportunities in Asia even amid criticism of Beijing’s record on human …