Bloomberg US stocks slipped, oil surged and assets considered to be havens in times of trouble climbed after a strike on Saudi Arabia’s crude production heightened geopolitical risk. A drop in automaker shares helped drag the S&P 500 Index down the most in almost two weeks, even as energy producers climbed. Treasuries advanced with precious metals and the yen. Brent …

Bloomberg India’s rupee halted a seven-day rally and bonds declined after a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities sent global crude prices soaring by the most on record. The currency fell 0.9 percent to close at 71.5963 per dollar and the benchmark 2029 bond yields rose eight basis points to 6.72 percent. The S&P BSE Sensex gauge of equities …

Bloomberg Andre Esteves once joked that Banco BTG Pactual SA, the Latin American investment bank powerhouse he helped create, would one day become “better than Goldman” — a play on the firm’s name. Now, BTG is chasing Goldman Sachs Group Inc down another path, looking to build a digital retail bank for the masses. The firm, under the BTG Digital …