One wouldn’t think Chinese in their 60s worried about the cost of cancer treatment would be a demographic slice that interested high-flying technology companies. However, Ant Financial Services Group, an affiliate of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., announced a new product targeted especially to them, part of its Xiang Hu Bao platform. For a small monthly fee, participants will be guaranteed ...

Bloomberg US equity futures and European stocks advanced on Tuesday following a mixed session in Asia as the trade-war driven turbulence that has dominated markets this month showed few signs of abating. The dollar strengthened while Treasuries slipped. Contracts on the S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq 100 indexes all jumped in the wake of the US decision ...

Bloomberg Indian equities fell, reversing gains that pushed key indexes to a record, as euphoria around exit polls that predicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s re-election ebbed. The benchmark S&P BSE Sensex dropped 1 percent to 38,969.80 in Mumbai, after rising to a high earlier in the day. The NSE Nifty 50 Index declined by same magnitude. Many investors are of ...