Bloomberg Neiman Marcus Group Inc is working with Lazard Ltd on the sale of luxury apparel platform MyTheresa, which may fetch more than 500 million euros ($560 million), people familiar with the matter said. Neiman said that it was evaluating options for MyTheresa, which has been at the centre of a dispute with creditors since the unit was effectively transferred …

Bloomberg One of the last vestiges of traditional shopping habits is being laid to rest. Swedish fashion giant Hennes & Mauritz AB said it ceased publication of its print catalogue after 39 years with immediate effect. The move follows dwindling interest from customers in flipping through glossy pages of inventory when they can find the latest deals with their mobile …

Bloomberg Cyclone Fani barrelled through the eastern parts of India, unleashing heavy rain and prompting authorities in the country and neighbouring Bangladesh to evacuate a total of more than 3.5 million people to shelters. At least eight people were killed as the windstorm swamped towns and villages, the Press Trust of India reported, citing government officials it didn’t name. Dhaka-based …

Bloomberg The Trump administration will renew several key waivers that allow Iran to keep operating a limited civilian nuclear program, a move that heads off a clash with European allies and Tehran over the fate of a 2015 deal that Trump abandoned last year. The US is extending five waivers the administration had previously granted allowing nations that remain in …

Bloomberg Oil eked out a gain as a forecast-topping US jobs report signalled a strong domestic economy to go along with the supply disruptions squeezing global crude markets. Futures in New York rose 0.2 percent, after unemployment unexpectedly fell to a 49-year low in world’s biggest econ- omy, with cooler-than-projected wage gains. Crude nonetheless recorded a loss for the week …

Bloomberg Singapore’s Hyflux Ltd, the water and power company battling for survival, said it is in talks with Middle Eastern utility Utico FZC about securing S$400 million ($294 million) of funds, disclosing the identity of the potential investor after receiving a non-binding letter of intent. Hyflux’s legal and financial advisers are in discussions with Utico on the details of the …

Bloomberg Royal Dutch Shell Plc’s first-quarter earnings beat even the highest analyst estimate as its natural gas business led a strong companywide performance. Shares rose. Shell gives a positive ending to a mixed Big Oil earnings season, which showed companies mostly recovering from a worst-in-a-generation downturn but unable to fully insulate themselves against volatile markets. While BP Plc, Chevron Corp. …

Bloomberg Eni SpA’s plan to offset emissions from its oil and gas operations will focus on working with African communities to prevent deforestation. The project is part of the Italian energy giant’s goal of removing the equivalent of 20 million tons a year of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere by 2030. On top of efforts to improve operational efficiency and …

Bloomberg TransCanada Corp. posted first-quarter profit that topped analysts’ estimates, giving the pipeline company momentum as it enters a period that’s likely to feature key legal decisions on some of its major projects. TransCanada is benefiting from increased energy production and a shortage of pipeline capacity that’s keeping its Keystone oil pipeline system and Columbia natural gas system running at …

Bloomberg India’s oil demand grew for a fourth month in March, although the pace of gains slowed from February as falling vehicle sales weighed on transportation fuel consumption even amid campaigning for federal elections. Total usage of oil products rose 1.3% y/y to 18.9m tonnes in March, according to the oil ministry’s Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell Demand in the …