Bloomberg Mexico’s economy shrank in the third quarter after new legislation banning labour outsourcing hit the services industry and coronavirus cases surged. Gross domestic product declined 0.2% from the previous three-month period, compared to the median estimate in a Bloomberg survey of no growth. It’s the first contraction since the second quarter of 2020, when Mexico imposed its harshest set ...

Bloomberg Rivian Automotive Inc., the electric truck maker backed by Amazon.com Inc., is seeking to raise as much as $8.4 billion in an initial public offering that could give it a market value of as much as $53 billion. Rivian said it plans to sell 135 million shares for $57 to $62 each, according to a filing Monday with the ...

Bloomberg Italy’s manufacturing sector saw more rapid expansion last month, bucking the general weakening trend in the region as Prime Minister Mario Draghi tries to spur growth in the euro area’s third-largest economy. The Netherlands, Ireland and Greece also recorded stronger performances in surveys of purchasing managers by IHS Markit. With Germany, France and Spain lagging behind, momentum in the ...