Bloomberg Canadian consumer confidence fell for the first time in eight weeks as readings on job security and the economic outlook deteriorated, telephone polling shows. The Bloomberg Nanos Consumer Confidence Index dropped to 57.3 in the week ending May 13, from a 2016 high of 57.7 in the previous period. It was the biggest decline since January, as sentiment ...

  Bloomberg Real estate prices in Sao Paulo, Brazil’s biggest market, have bottomed out and should remain near that level until at least next year as Brazil’s recession plods on, according to two of the city’s largest real-estate companies. The outlook is a dismal reflection of business activity in the city, the country’s major financial hub and third-biggest contributor to ...

  Bloomberg Land Securities Group Plc, the U.K.’s largest real estate investment trust, said full-year earnings increased 10 percent as offices filled up more quickly than expected and interest costs fell. Profit excluding changes in asset values and one-time items climbed to 362.1 million pounds ($525 million) from 329.1 million pounds a year earlier, the London-based company said in a ...