Brazil’s Integration and Regional Development Ministry and federal police are investigating an intrusion into the civil defense alert system that sent messages containing the word “misanthropy” to the mobile phones of millions of Brazilians.

Jio Platforms Ltd. plans to use part of the proceeds from its proposed initial share sale to repay its telecom unit’s external commercial borrowings of almost $3 billion, a draft IPO document showed.

Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD Co. said it rejected allegations it breached environmental rules in Hungary during the construction of its first plant in the European Union.

Throughout the nearly four-month Iran war, few countries were more visibly at the center of the efforts to end it than Pakistan, an unlikely actor thrust into the spotlight by US President Donald Trump.

The latest update to the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge is unlikely to challenge a growing consensus at the US central bank around the need for interest-rate hikes this year.

President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva maintained his lead in polls on the Brazilian presidential election against Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, who is weighed down by his ties to a former banker involved in the country’s biggest bank fraud scandal.

David Gura, Christina Ruffini, and Lisa Mateo of “Bloomberg This Weekend” play Pointed! Wager your points, leverage your bets and answer wisely. A new quiz is available to play each week on Bloomberg.com (Source: Bloomberg)

As the nation prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we can look back and see the recurring themes and lessons in American history. Host of the podcast History That Doesn't Suck and professor at Utah Valley University's Center for Constitutional Studies Greg Jackson joins Bloomberg This Weekend to discuss his new book Been There, Done That, How Our History Shows What We Can Overcome with hosts David Gura and Christina Ruffini, which explores these moments in history. (Source: Bloomberg)

In 2015, sanctions played a key role in bringing Iran to the negotiating table but now warfare has been the primary tool. Oliver Wyman Partner and Global Anti-Financial Crime Practice Leader Daniel Tannebaum explains to David Gura and Christina Ruffini on Bloomberg This Weekend how even if sanctions on Iran are lifted, businesses may remain hesitant to reengage with Iran due to lingering risks. (Source: Bloomberg)

President Donald Trump said he doesn’t view Anthropic PBC as a national-security threat, days after his administration took steps to cut off foreign access to the tech company’s most advanced artificial intelligence models.