Bloomberg Steinhoff International Holdings NV nominated Mazars LLP’s Netherlands unit as its new group auditor as the South African retailer looks to make a fresh start after it was almost destroyed by an accounting scandal. Mazars accepted an offer to replace Deloitte, Steinhoff’s board said at its annual general meeting in an Amsterdam hotel. Shareholders will able to vote on …

Bloomberg The Trump administration slapped tariffs on roughly $110 billion in Chinese imports on Sunday, marking the latest escalation in a trade war that’s inflicting damage across the world economy. The 15% US duty hit consumer goods ranging from footwear and apparel to home textiles and certain technology products like the Apple Watch. A separate batch of about $160 billion …

DUBAI / WAM In August, for the first time, the Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), traded over three million contracts in one month, surpassing its previous record of 2.38 million contracts set in July. The 3.22 million lots traded and cleared in August were valued at $52.72 billion, also a new record. The exchange recorded its highest-ever daily volume …