Stocks

  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 ...

  BLOOMBERG Stocks rose around the world, as the bearish sentiment that has set the tone on equities markets the past two weeks eased amid a rebound in base metals. The yen declined a second day and Brazil’s real advanced. The MSCI All Country World Index climbed the most in three weeks, with U.S. equities climbing the most in a ...

  BLOOMBERG Stocks rallied, with European equities rising from a one-month low as they shook off a drag from Chinese trade data that weighed on industrial metals. Of the 19 industry groups on the Stoxx Europe 600 Index, 17 advanced, while mining companies had the biggest losses. Energy producers also declined as crude oil erased gains. Copper fell to its ...

  BLOOMBERG Saudi Arabian stocks advanced as investors judged the government shakeup that ushered in a new central banker and oil minister would help the kingdom reduce its dependence on crude. Gulf stocks ended their longest losing streak in almost two months. The Tadawul All Share Index rose as much as 1.2 percent before closing 0.2 percent higher at 6,672.48 ...