Bloomberg The world will have a better idea by the end of this week, but probably no definitive answer, on whether the US economy’s boom in “soft” data is being reflected in the “hard” stuff. This week’s economic data include trade figures and factory orders, culminating in a payrolls report forecast to show 175,000 jobs added by US employers …

  Bloomberg Manhattan home resales climbed for the first time in a year and a half as sellers agreed to lower prices in order to seal deals before inventory and interest rates rise further. Completed purchases of previously owned homes rose 7.7 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, reversing a stretch of five consecutive periods in which …

  Bloomberg Peabody Energy Corp., America’s biggest coal miner, is back. After almost a year in bankruptcy, the St. Louis-based giant will trade yet again on the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Clarksons Platou Securities Inc. estimated a market capitalization of $3.97 billion for the company, which at its height was valued at almost $24 billion. Its return to …