Bloomberg Ares Management LLC is preparing to raise an energy and infrastructure investment fund with a $1 billion tar-get, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The investment firm co-founded by Chief Executive Officer Michael Arougheti has held preliminary talks with investors about raising Ares Energy Investors Fund VI, said the people, who asked not to be identified because …

Bloomberg Boeing Co. investors can bank on the planemaker for another stellar quarter. Strong deliveries in the second quarter, several strategic deals and a stable cash flow has ensured big returns for Boeing shareholders over the past year, with the stock gaining nearly 67 percent, compared to a 14 percent bump for the rest of the market. While intensifying concerns …

Bloomberg Walmart Inc.’s employees have adopted money-management tools from Even Responsible Finance Inc. at a faster pace than anticipated, prompting a fresh round of funding to expand the fintech startup. More than 200,000 Walmart employees in the US use Even’s app to manage their finances or access their wages early, the Oakland-based startup said, and almost half of that group …