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  Bloomberg The violent siege by extremists at a popular hotel in Somalia’s capital, Mogadishu, ended around midnight Saturday, local police said. A final death toll is pending from Somalia’s ministry of health. Earlier estimates suggest at least 20 people died when members of al-Shabaab stormed the Hayat Hotel on Friday night after first setting off bombs outside. “As our ...

Bloomberg Drought and extremely high temperatures made worse by climate change across Europe have led to record levels of fire activity in the continent, with blazes burning through an area roughly equivalent to one-fifth of Belgium. Wildfires in the European Union have consumed 660,249 hectares (1,631,511 acres) of land for the year through August 13, according to data from the ...

  Bloomberg UK government borrowing came in higher than forecast in the first four months of the fiscal year as soaring inflation drove up debt costs. A larger-than-forecast £4.9 billion budget deficit in July took the total for 2022-23 so far to £55 billion pounds — £3 billion more than officials forecast in March. Debt-servicing costs surged by 81% from ...

  Bloomberg Europeans returning from their summer breaks will find a more fragile economy that risks buckling under the threats of energy rationing, record inflation and tighter monetary policy. Purchasing managers’ indexes due on Tuesday will likely show private-sector output shrinking for a second month, adding to signs that a recession in the 19-nation euro zone is now more likely ...

  Bloomberg Swiss watch exports rose again in July, increasing to near record levels and notching their highest value in eight years as demand for pricey Rolex, Omega and Vacheron Constantin timepieces booms. Exports rose 8.3% in July compared to the same month in 2021 to 2.2 billion Swiss francs ($2.3 billion), the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry said. ...

  Bloomberg Norway’s economy grew in line with analysts’ forecasts in the second quarter, boosted by a post-pandemic rebound in service industries that outweighed the dent from surging prices. Mainland GDP, which adjusts for the oil-rich nation’s offshore industry, expanded 0.7% from the previous three months, the statistics office said. This was in line with economists’ projections in a Bloomberg ...

  Bloomberg The water level at a key German chokepoint on the Rhine River jumped, easing a crisis that’s hampered energy and industrial production this month. The marker at Kaub — a narrow and shallow waypoint west of Frankfurt — jumped to 47 centimeters from 35 centimeters a day earlier, according to Federal Waterways and Shipping Authority. At that depth ...

Bloomberg More than $4.8 billion has been pumped into the electric-vehicle (EV) charging industry this year — a combination of roll-out announcements, debt financing, investment and acquisitions. And this is just the deals that have disclosed financial figures. Large corporates are competing for M&A targets with pure-play charging companies they may previously have acquired, and new competitors are cropping up. ...

  Bloomberg Tesla Inc and SAIC Motor Corp told Shanghai’s government they may have difficulty maintaining production if a power crunch in Sichuan continues to impact suppliers, according to people familiar with the matter, prompting city officials to ask the southwestern province if it could prioritise electricity for the carmakers’ suppliers. The companies informed authorities in Shanghai that key parts ...

  Bloomberg Chinese car maker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. reported first-half profit that missed analyst estimates as sales fell short of expectations — pummeled by Covid-19 lockdowns and supply chain disruptions. Net income dropped 35% to 1.55 billion yuan ($228 million) in the six months ended June 30 from a year earlier, the Hangzhou-based automaker said in a statement. That ...