Bloomberg Business

Lego A/S has dropped plans to use recycled plastic bottles to make new building blocks and will instead pursue other materials to cut carbon emissions.

Huawei Technologies Co. largely omitted mention of its controversial Mate 60 smartphone series at a grand showcase of its new consumer products on Monday.

Australian casino operator Star Entertainment Group Ltd. is seeking to raise as much as A$1.2 billion ($771 million) through a combination of equity and debt after a crackdown on criminal associations and money laundering across the nation’s gambling industry eroded its financial position.

South Korea’s Ecopro Materials is seeking to raise up to 665.9 billion won ($498 million) through an initial public offering in Seoul, potentially the largest in the Asian country since early 2022.

The Italian government modified a controversial windfall tax on banks, giving lenders an option to avoid paying if they set aside additional capital reserves.

Chinese property stocks tumbled the most in nine months as concern over a possible China Evergrande Group liquidation added to fresh signs of stress across the industry.

The European Union’s chief trade negotiator warned China on Monday during his trip to the nation that the bloc will be more forceful in upholding fair competition and defending its interests.

Euro-zone inflation readings used to be poured over for clues about how much higher the European Central Bank would send interest rates. Now, though, the figures are set to shape bets on cuts.

SoftBank Corp. is planning to sell securities that are like bonds but are actually shares, betting that yield-hungry investors will flock to Japan’s first public offering of the unusual equities.