Bloomberg Mastercard Inc agreed to buy a payments platform owned by Denmark-based Nets for 2.85 billion euros ($3.19 billion), using its biggest-ever acquisition to help extend a push into faster payments. With the purchase, Mastercard is getting an electronic-billing platform and clearing and instant-payment services, according to a statement on Tuesday. The company said the purchase will hurt profit for …

Bloomberg Brent oil slid below $60 a barrel for a second day as investors weighed the prospects of a prolonged standoff between the US and China, following the Trump administration’s labelling of the Asian nation as a currency manipulator. London-traded futures erased an earlier rally to fall about 0.5 percent on Tuesday. A move by the People’s Bank of China …

Bloomberg India’s biggest aluminum producer Vedanta Ltd. is prioritising controlling costs as it embarks on expanding capacity, according to CEO. Vedanta plans to double alumina capacity at its refinery in the eastern state of Odisha to 4 million tons over the next 2.5 years and raise aluminum smelter production capability by 30% to 3 million tons “at an all-in cost …