Bloomberg A coalition of trade associations representing some of the world’s largest retailers called on US antitrust regulators to examine the fees charged by credit-card companies after Amazon.com Inc threatened to ban Visa Inc cards in the UK. The group said it was concerned about the “excessively high” fees Visa and rival Mastercard Inc. charge retailers. Amazon this week ...

  Bloomberg Canadian border agents began refusing entry to unvaccinated American truckers just days ago, and it’s already causing chaos— particularly in fruit and vegetable markets. A mandate starting January 15 requires truck drivers crossing into Canada to be vaccinated. However, only about half of American truck drivers have gotten their shots. Meanwhile, as much as 90% of Canada’s fruits ...

  Bloomberg Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Geneva this week as the US ramps up its warnings that Moscow is prepared to attack Ukraine. Blinken will press Russia to immediately de-escalate tensions on the Russian border with Ukraine, where Moscow has massed more than 100,000 troops and equipment, according to a ...