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Bloomberg Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc, the Canadian convenience-store operator that owns the Circle K chain, is exploring a takeover of French grocer Carrefour SA, a deal that would create a trans-Atlantic retail giant. Couche-Tard said it has started “exploratory discussions” on a friendly deal with Carrefour, confirming an earlier Bloomberg News report. There’s no certainty the talks will lead to a …

Bloomberg British Airways Plc faces the largest privacy class-action lawsuit in UK history over its 2018 customer data breach. More than 16,000 victims have now joined a case seeking compensation from the airline. They could claim 2,000 pounds ($2,724) each, according to PGMBM, the law firm representing the claimants. “We trust companies like British Airways with our personal information and …

Bloomberg Some analysts are turning even more bullish on India’s best-performing large-cap stock in 2020. In just about two weeks, at least four brokerages have raised their price targets on Divi’s Laboratories Ltd., one of the top producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API), with Jefferies India Pvt.’s estimate — which targets a 21% gain over the next 12 months from …

Bloomberg The dollar strengthened, while European stocks and US equity futures fluctuated as investors focused on comments from the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank (ECB) about outlook for monetary stimulus. In Europe, governing council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said the ECB will keep an easy stance for as long as needed, and US investors took comfort from remarks by …

Bloomberg Oil in New York extended its recent rally to a new 10-month high as the dollar edged lower, increasing the appeal of commodities priced in the currency. Earlier, futures rose above $53 a barrel to the highest since February 2020. Prices have been climbing since the beginning of the year after promises of unilateral crude output cuts from Saudi …

Bloomberg Another big battery project has been announced in Australia, as energy storage developers rush to profit from the nation’s abundant sunshine and wind resources. Origin Energy Ltd issued an expression of interest to firms to supply and install a 700-megawatt facility near the Eraring coal plant in New South Wales, with the first phase planned to start by the …

Bloomberg BHP Group, the world’s biggest mining company, has invested in a startup company seeking to develop less-polluting ways of making steel. While many in the mining industry have outlined how they plan to curb their own direct pollution, those emissions are a fraction of ones produced by customers, with steelmaking one of the biggest global emitters. Rather than set …

Bloomberg SAS AB is unexpectedly losing its chief executive officer, leaving Scandinavia’s main airline to search for a replacement with the industry going through an unprecedented crisis. CEO Rickard Gustafson is leaving to take the top job at Swedish industrial giant SKF AB, according to a statement. The 56-year-old, who has spent a decade at the helm of Stockholm-based SAS, …

Bloomberg In a bid to better leverage its millions of customers, retail giant Walmart Inc created a fintech startup to win more of their spending. The company has formed a partnership with Ribbit Capital, an investor in stock-trading platform Robinhood, to start a venture that “will bring together Walmart’s retail knowledge and scale with Ribbit’s fintech expertise to deliver tech-driven …

Bloomberg Airbus SE former Chief Executive Officer Tom Enders has become the latest aviation stalwart to throw his weight behind the future of flight, joining the board of German startup Lilium. Enders, an industry veteran with almost three decades of experience, spent seven years at the helm of planemaker Airbus before stepping down in 2019. Lilium impressed him with its …