Bloomberg For four days in February, Ben Shukman showed up to his office at Phantom Auto in Mountain View, California, sat down in front of a bank of computer screens with a steering wheel in a darkened room, and began driving. As the 25-year-old turned the wheel in Silicon Valley, an empty truck 2,500 miles away in Atlanta picked up …

Bloomberg Deutsche Bank AG is working on an alternative strategy to present to investors should takeover talks with rival Commerzbank AG collapse, according to people familiar with the matter. Some top shareholders want the bank to prepare options as obstacles to a combination pile up, according to people familiar with the matter. Chief Executive Officer Christian Sewing is considering two …

Bloomberg Red Kite, the world’s best-known metals hedge fund, reached a settlement with Barclays Plc over claims traders at the bank engaged in abusive trading and manipulated copper prices on the London Metal Exchange. The financial terms of the agreement will not be publicly disclosed, according to a statement. Red Kite had previously said actions by Barclays traders cost it …