Bloomberg Of all the forces swaying equity prices, earnings expectations are the hardest to see. They don’t make headlines, are difficult to quantify and get lost in the din around trade wars and politics. Yet ignoring them is to miss the biggest part of what influences the market — the force that keeps the peace in a week like this. ...

Bloomberg Bitcoin extended losses as it approached the lowest price for the year after Japanese regulators hit six of the country’s biggest cryptocurrency trading venues with business-improvement orders. The biggest virtual currency fell as much as 10 percent to $6,045.31, testing the low for the year of $5,922 that was set on February 6, according to prices compiled by Bloomberg. ...

Bloomberg The escalating trade battle between the US and the rest of the world is raising the risk of a meaningful slowing in an otherwise vibrant American economy. While the tariffs already in place and set to be implemented will barely dent US growth, economists say the panoply of additional measures being considered would take a perceptible bite out of ...