Bloomberg Shanghai will replace Paris in the top five of global city economies by 2035 in a sign the balance of the world’s economy is shifting east, according to an Oxford Economics study. The top 780 cities in the world, which already produce almost 60 percent of global activity, will add almost half a billion more people and $32 trillion …

Bloomberg Singapore banned two more financial professionals over breaches related to 1Malaysia Development Bhd., taking to eight the number of prohibitions handed down by the city in connection with the troubled state investment fund. The Monetary Authority of Singapore issued a lifetime prohibition order on former private banker Yeo Jiawei and placed a three-year ban on Kevin Scully, the former …

Bloomberg Just as most people are packing up for the holidays, dealmakers across the world are rushing to finish up a slew of transactions in industries ranging from consumer to telecom to health care. Companies have announced about $361 billion of mergers and acquisitions this month, making it the busiest December in at least 12 years, according to data compiled …