Bloomberg South Africa’s government revived a so-called Energy War Room to tackle the nation’s electricity crisis, as it brought forward the date when the incoming chief executive officer of the state power utility will start work. The team, to be headed by Deputy President David Mabuza, will seek to avoid a repeat of a nine-day blackout earlier this month that …

Bloomberg Stocks declined in Europe and US index futures dipped on Tuesday as the global rally in equities eased, with the sugar rush of a partial trade deal between the two largest economies fading and investors on the hunt for fresh catalysts. Treasuries were steady. Declines in banks and consumer-goods companies undercut European stocks. Unilever tumbled after a sales-growth warning …

Bloomberg Unilever slumped after Chief Executive Officer Alan Jope backed away from his predecessor’s growth targets as consumers around the world jilt mainstream brands. The maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and Dove soap said sales gains will be slightly below guidance for 2019 and in the lower half of its multiyear range of 3% to 5% in 2020. …