Bloomberg The world’s biggest technology companies are heading to Las Vegas for the annual CES trade show next week, with even Apple Inc making a rare official appearance. But don’t expect any breakthrough new hardware. Amazon.com Inc and Google will promote existing digital-assistant technology through their own internet-connected gadgets and similar products made by other firms. There should also be …

Bloomberg BMW AG outsold Daimler AG’s Mercedes-Benz in the US for the first time in four years after blowing out its rival in the final month of 2019. BMW sold 35,746 cars and sport utility vehicles (SUV) in December and finished the year ahead by more than 8,700 units. The Munich-based manufacturer staged a revival this year by filling out …

Bloomberg Federal Reserve officials downplayed concerns about the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on the US economy amid flaring tensions with Iran, even as a record of the central bank’s meeting last month showed that downside risks remain on their minds. “That’s one of the great things about the US economy, is it does have this resiliency to it,” Cleveland Fed …