Bloomberg Business

Japan posted the fewest births in its recorded history last year, continuing a seven-year decline that further aggravates the challenges of its rapidly aging society.

Turkey’s economy grew faster than expected last quarter as the government ramped up spending ahead of elections, though two devastating earthquakes this month have clouded the outlook.

A derivative trade that boosted demand for India’s sovereign bonds by billions is at risk from a proposed tax, piling pressure on a market straining under record government borrowings.

Chinese authorities charged Tian Huiyu, the former president of China Merchants Bank Co., over suspected violations including taking bribes and insider trading, after an almost one-year long investigation of the ex-official at the nation’s top retail bank.

Volkswagen AG reaffirmed its commitment to an automotive plant in Xinjiang after a visit by its China chief, despite persistent concerns of human rights abuses in the country’s far western region.

Bayer AG sees lower profit this year as it contends with falling prices for agriculture products, including the controversial weedkiller Roundup. The shares slumped.

Man Group Plc posted $3.1 billion of net inflows last year, beating analyst estimates and defying wider gloom in the hedge fund industry. Its shares rose.

Inflation on British groceries surged to a fresh record as shoppers turn to discount supermarkets and own-label goods to counter rising prices.

Spanish inflation unexpectedly accelerated in February on higher electricity and food costs, surprising to the upside for a second month even after the government cut taxes on key staples.

FWD Group Holdings Ltd. raised a total of $1.8 billion in private placements over the past two years, as the pan-Asian insurance company owned by Hong Kong billionaire Richard Li moves a step closer to its planned initial public offering.