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German automaker sentiment slumped in April as a shortage of critical inputs such as helium began to bite, underscoring how disruption triggered by the Middle East conflict is reverberating through Europe's supply chains....

A gauge measuring South African manufacturer sentiment rose in April to its best level in two years, driven by business activity and new sales orders, potentially reflecting front-loading ahead of price increases due to the Iran war....

It's highly likely that the European Central Bank will have to raise interest rates at its next meeting in June, Governing Council member Peter Kazimir said....

Colombians face a hard, familiar choice in this month's presidential election: negotiate with violent criminals, or go back to war against them....

Strong US corporate earnings led by a buoyant tech sector are overshadowing fears that the Middle East conflict could weigh on stocks, according to strategists at Morgan Stanley....

Poland's biggest insurance company PZU SA agreed to buy MetLife Inc.'s Ukrainian unit, marking a significant expansion into the war-torn market as Warsaw seeks a leading role in the country's reconstruction....

MBK Partners is considering selling its stake in Belgian luxury chocolate brand Pierre Marcolini, people with knowledge of the matter said....

Hazelview Investments Inc., a private money manager that specializes in commercial real estate, is combining its listed real estate business with that of Presima Securities ULC in a move to bulk up its global platform....

The European Central Bank must be both cautious and ready to act on interest rates should inflation spread beyond a surge in oil prices, outgoing Governing Council member Francois Villeroy de Galhau said....

Members of the world's ultra-wealthy are striking bets on a range of sectors seeing valuation swings in the fallout from the war in the Middle East, signaling how rising geopolitical tensions are reshaping private investors' focus....

Since Mayor Brandon Scott first took office in 2020, he's fixated on a very visible problem in Baltimore: the tens of thousands of vacant homes that dot the city. It's hard to build new houses when there are so many that sit empty and unused. And the process of tracking down owners, convincing them to sell their vacant properties, and then converting those homes into usable housing supply is a tall task. In the last few years, the number of vacant homes in Baltimore has dropped from 16,000 to just over 11,800. On this episode — recorded in Madrid while we attended the Bloomberg CityLab conference — we speak to Mayor Scott about deindustrialization, redlining, and gun violence's historical effects on the current housing crisis, how his government identifies, block-by-block, redevelopment opportunities and matches projects with publicly-minded developers, and why Baltimore natives aren't huge fans of The Wire. (Source: Bloomberg)...

AirAsia X Bhd. is nearing an agreement to buy about 150 Airbus SE A220 aircraft, according to people familiar with the matter, in what would be the largest order for that type of jet....

President Donald Trump said the US will help ships stranded in the Persian Gulf transit the Strait of Hormuz, describing it as a “humanitarian gesture” and testing his ability to restore traffic through the strategic waterway for the first time since the war with Iran began....

Euro-zone inflation will jump to 2.7% on average this year but return close to the European Central Bank's 2% target already next year, according to the institution's quarterly survey of professional forecasters....

Brandon Scott on re-energizing the city....

Since Mayor Brandon Scott took office in 2020, he has fixated on a very visible problem in Baltimore: the tens of thousands of vacant homes that dot the city. It's hard to build new houses when there are so many that sit empty and unused. And the process of tracking down owners, convincing them to sell their vacant properties, and then converting those homes into usable housing supply is a tall task. But in the last few years, the number of vacant homes in Baltimore has dropped from 16,000 to ju...

Tamil Nadu, one of India's most industrialized states, is headed for a surprise election outcome, with a film star pulling well ahead of the incumbent in the ongoing vote counting....

Guy Johnson, Tom Mackenzie and Mark Cudmore break down today's key themes for analysts and investors on "Bloomberg: The Opening Trade." For up to the minute market intelligence and insight, click MLIV . (Source: Bloomberg)...

A finance firm that's part of Abu Dhabi's Judan Financial has converted into a digital bank, underscoring the $237 billion financial-services holding company's growing ambitions....

A fresh plan announced by US President Donald Trump to help vessels through the Strait of Hormuz has left shipping executives perplexed, as attacks continue and traffic remains at a near standstill....