Bloomberg Donald Trump is preparing a novel campaign strategy for a president who is pulling the US from the international Paris accord on climate change, cheer-leading for coal, one of the dirtiest source of power, and suggesting that wind turbines cause cancer. He’s going to tout his environmental credentials. Administration officials are developing talking points on climate change and cultivating ...

Bloomberg Pinterest Inc. is seeking to raise as much as $1.28 billion in an US initial public offering that could value the company below the amount it reached in its last private valuation. The maker of online inspiration boards is offering 75 million shares for $15 to $17 apiece, according to a filing on Monday. Based on the total number ...

Bloomberg Investment firms Intermediate Capital Group and Merieux Equity Partners have agreed to acquire Italian generics drugmaker Doc Generici from CVC Capital Partners for an undisclosed amount. The pharmaceutical company may have been valued at about 1.1 billion euros ($1.2 billion), people familiar with the matter said previously. Bloomberg reported last week that ICG and CVC were close to a ...

Bloomberg Germany’s economy will grow by less than half the rate previously expected this year, and risks to outlook include global trade disputes and a disorderly Brexit, according to the nation’s five leading research institutes. The gross domestic product of Europe’s largest economy will expand by 0.8 percent in 2019, the institutes predicted in their latest outlook published in Berlin. ...

Bloomberg General Electric (GE) fell in pre-market trading on Monday after a key analyst at JPMorgan returned to a bearish view on the stock, reversing a December upgrade that had provided a major boost to positive sentiment. Steve Tusa downgraded the shares to underweight from neutral and trimmed his price target by $1 to a Street-low view of $5, a ...

Bloomberg Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is pooling its fleet with Tesla Inc. to comply with stricter European Union rules on carbon-dioxide emissions, in a deal that’s likely to pay the US electric-car leader hundreds of millions of dollars. Tightening EU regulations that kick in next year could cost Fiat 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) in potential fines in each of ...

Bloomberg The Trump administration issued a stern warning to Libyan militia leader Khalifa Haftar to halt his forces’ advance on Tripoli, and urged all sides to continue with political negotiations. Secretary of State Michael Pompeo said in a statement that the US was “deeply concerned” about the warlord’s threat to the internationally recognised capital. He said the military campaign was ...

Bloomberg Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party pledged spend $1.44 trillion on infrastructure to boost the economy and raise living standards, in a bid to match its main rival’s populist promises. The BJP, which is seeking to retain power in elections starting April 11, released its manifesto in New Delhi, reiterating its pledge to double farmers’ income by ...

Bloomberg Donald Trump’s frustration over his inability to fulfill his signature 2016 campaign promise to curb illegal immigration led him to oust his second homeland security chief, as the president eyes his re-election prospects next year. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen resigned at Trump’s request after a meeting with him at the White House residence, according to people familiar with ...

Bloomberg UK Prime Minister Theresa May is hoping to re-start stalled Brexit negotiations with her chief political rival Jeremy Corbyn, in her search for a compromise plan she can sell to European leaders at a crucial summit this week. May defended her decision to work with the main opposition Labour Party leader to help draft a new blueprint for leaving ...