SABMiller Hit by Weaker Emerging-Market Currencies

SABMiller reported a fall in second-quarter revenue because of weaker emerging-market currencies, ahead of next week's deadline for Anheuser-Busch InBev to make a bid for the brewer or walk away.

 

Royal Dutch Shell CEO to Call for 'Carbon Pricing'

Ben van Beurden, the chief executive of oil firm Royal Dutch Shell PLC, on Tuesday will call on governments to institute an effective system for pricing carbon.

 

EU Opens Probe Into Liberty Global-BASE Deal

European Union antitrust regulators launched an investigation into Liberty Global's $1.4 billion deal to buy Belgian mobile-phone operator BASE.

 

GE to Sell Corporate Aircraft Portfolio

General Electric agreed to sell its corporate aircraft financing portfolio in the Americas to Global Jet Capital in a deal valued at roughly $2.5 billion.

 

Fuel Prices Fall, but FedEx and UPS Boost Surcharges

FedEx is raising its fuel surcharge for the second time this year, jolting e-commerce companies and other shippers with price increases just as they gear up for the holiday season.

 

PricewaterhouseCoopers Posts 4.1% Rise in Global Revenue

PricewaterhouseCoopers had global revenue of $35.4 billion in its last fiscal year, up 4.1% from the previous year at each year's average foreign-exchange rates, the Big Four accounting firm announced.

 

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