Bloomberg Bankrupt utility owner PG&E Corp. issued an unprecedented warning that it may cut power in almost 30 California counties to avoid wildfires as hot, arid winds leave region dry as a tinderbox. The move may affect more than 600,000 customers across Northern and Central California, including Santa Clara, San Mateo, Napa and Alameda counties, according to a statement on …

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG intends to make about half its planned 18,000 job cuts in Germany as it relies on savings at the retail units to lower costs, according to people familiar with the matter. The lender employed about 41,700 people in its home market at the end of last year, out of a total of 91,700. Outside Germany, London …

Bloomberg Bank of Montreal is gunning for the US investment-bank business that’s being surrendered by European firms like Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale. The Canadian lender expects to reach its goal of being a “Top 10” North American investment bank “dramatically” ahead of its five-year deadline, Dan Barclay, chief executive officer and group head of BMO Capital Markets, said in …