BLOOMBERG The worst may be over for the Taiwan dollar as China’s economic recovery and a rebound in the chip industry will support the beleaguered currency, according to analysts. The island’s dollar is on course to weaken for a sixth month, the longest stretch since 2006, after foreign funds turned sour on its technology sector and risk sentiment deteriorated on …

BLOOMBERG As Instacart started trading on the Nasdaq on Tuesday, investors weren’t betting on a grocery-delivery company. They’re betting on a data and advertising business. The company, best known for its army of gig-economy workers filling grocery orders, has spent years building up its ad division — a higher-margin operation that capitalises on a trove of shopping data. That evolution …

BLOOMBERG H&M’s revenue growth unexpectedly ground to a halt as shoppers turned away from the Swedish retailer, which has been raising prices while rivals  offer bottom-dollar discounts. Sales growth was flat in constant currencies during the three months through August, missing analysts’ estimates. The low-cost fashion retailer has been allowing prices to creep up lately, according to RBC analyst Richard …