Bloomberg SunPower Corp. is willing to sell about $1.4 billion in long-term solar leases to raise $200 million now. The 45,000 contracts stretch out for as long as two decades, generating monthly payments from customers that altogether installed 400 megawatts of rooftop panels. SunPower took a non-cash charge of $474 million in the fourth quarter as a result, the San …

Bloomberg Oil posted its first weekly increase since last month as rebounding equity markets eased concern about economic growth and a weakening dollar boosted the allure of commodities priced in the US currency. Futures in New York rose 0.6 percent and gained 4.2 percent this week. The greenback touched a three-year low earlier in the day before edging higher, though …

Bloomberg Don’t worry: Technology may come and go, but some things never change. In the not-so-distant future, cars will drive themselves and men may become obsolete (sorry, guys), but home will always be home. It’ll just be a heck of a lot smarter. Granted, some tech is better than other tech. No one needs a Wi-Fi-connected juice press that doesn’t …