Bloomberg Twitter Inc. jumped after Microsoft Corp.’s $26.2 billion agreement to buy LinkedIn Corp. prompted speculation other technology companies may become acquisition targets. Twitter ended the day up 3.8 percent to $14.55 in New York after rising as much as 9.1 percent earlier. The social network’s stock had dropped 39 percent this year through Friday as investors questioned whether ...

  Bloomberg Brazil’s new central bank president IlanGoldfajn pledged to hit the center of the inflation target, while nominating members to his board that include a banker from the private sector. “The objective is to fully meet the inflation target established by the National Monetary Council, looking at its center,” said Goldfajn, 50, during a ceremony to mark his taking ...

  Bloomberg Eagle Ford shale producers are getting a new outlet to ship their abundant natural gas to Mexico as the southern neighbor seeks supplies to increase power generation. A unit of Spectra Energy Corp. and a joint venture between Sempra Energy’s Ienova and TransCanada Corp. won contracts to link the Agua Dulce Hub on the Texas Gulf Coast to ...