Bloomberg The energy crisis crippling Texas’s power system continued to spread, with nearly 5 million people across the US plunged into darkness as authorities fought to avoid a total collapse of the grid. Homes and businesses from North Dakota to Texas are losing power in the middle of an unprecedented deep freeze that has broken daily temperature records in hundreds ...

Bloomberg Global stocks are in the midst of the longest run of gains in 17 years as optimism over the economic recovery sweeps across markets. The MSCI benchmark for emerging and developed market stocks has risen for 12 straight sessions, while US equities were set to open higher after a public holiday. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average extended ...

Bloomberg HSBC Holdings Plc and Standard Chartered Plc’s Hong Kong shares are among top gainers of bank stocks across the region on optimism faster economic growth and higher interest rates will stoke profits. HSBC shares jumped as much as 6.9%, while Standard Chartered gained 6.3% on Tuesday after a two-day market close. The MSCI AC Asia Pacific Financials Index rise ...