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  BLOOMBERG U.S. stocks slipped while the dollar advanced with yields on two-year Treasuries after data on inflation and housing signaled the U.S. economy may be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise rates this summer. The S&P 500 Index retreated after a Monday rally took it past its average price for the past 50 days. The U.S. currency …

  Bloomberg Robusta coffee climbed to the highest level in almost nine months as a drought in top grower Vietnam threatens next season’s crop. The gains helped extend the arabica variety’s longest winning streak in decades. Dry weather remains fairly widespread in Vietnam, the world’s largest producer of the robusta variety used to make instant coffee. That’s threatening the development …

  Bloomberg Asian stocks climbed for a second day as a rally in oil prices drove energy shares from Japan to Taiwan higher. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index added 0.8 percent to 127.33 as of 4:26 p.m. in Hong Kong. The pickup in commodity prices is helping a recovery in global equities, after weaker economic data and disappointing company earnings …

  BLOOMBERG Brent crude rose to a six-month high, leading a rebound in commodities and boosting the ruble and mining companies, as supply disruptions in Nigeria added to production woes. Oil extended last week’s gains as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its price forecast, saying the market had moved into a supply deficit earlier than expected. Precious metals rallied with …

  Bloomberg To understand just how volatile Brazil’s stock market is, take a closer look at this year’s winners and losers. Last year’s reigning stocks — pulpmakers Suzano Papel & Celulose, Klabin SA and Fibria Celulose SA — are among the worst performers on the Ibovespa index this year. But 2015’s big dud — Metalurgica Gerdau SA — posted Brazil’s …

  BLOOMBERG Brazilian stocks fell on Friday, keeping the Ibovespa benchmark on course for its first monthly drop since January. If history is any guide, that shouldn’t surprise investors. Brazilian stocks have fallen every May this decade, adding weight to the old adage “sell in May and go away.” The Ibovespa declined 2.7 percent to 51,804.31 at the close of …

  Bloomberg Obamacare is under legal attack again, and in the health-care industry it’s hospitals that have the most to lose. A federal judge ruled on Thursday that subsidies for patients’ out-of-pocket costs may be illegal in President Barack Obama’s signature health-care law. Those subsidies are a key part of the law that helped millions of Americans afford health care. …

  BLOOMBERG U.S. and European stocks rose, as oil advanced on a softer forecast for a surplus from the International Energy Agency, sending currencies of commodity-exporting nations higher. The S&P 500 rebounded from yesterday’s drop, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index reversed a decline. Crude gained for a third straight day as the IEA said robust demand in India and …

  Bloomberg Emerging-market stocks swung between gains and losses as investors assessed prospects for global growth and political risks. Equity benchmarks in Hong Kong and India fell at least 0.5 percent, while shares in Brazil gained for a second day before a Senate vote on impeaching the president. In Turkey, the lira fell for a fourth day amid signs President …

  BLOOMBERG U.S. stocks slipped after the biggest gain in two months, as global equities continued to churn just below multiyear highs amid corporate results and persistent signs that worldwide growth remains lackluster. Metals advanced as the dollar slipped. The S&P 500 Index retreated for the first time in four days, while European equities slid from a one-week high. Industrial …