Bloomberg Uber Technologies Inc. is expanding a partnership with WageWorks Inc. that allows users of the ride-sharing giant’s UberPool service to pay for commutes to and from work with pretax funds, bringing the benefit to several cities across the US The program will extend to areas including San Francisco, Philadelphia, Boston and Denver, according to a statement Tuesday from …

  DUBAI / Reuters Stock markets in the Gulf pulled back on Tuesday as investors turned their attention to an expected US interest rate hike on Wednesday and the upcoming Saudi Arabian state budget for 2017. In Riyadh, the index declined for a second straight session, falling 0.8 percent. Trading volume shrank by roughly half from Monday’s very large amount. …

  Bloomberg Global stocks advanced while the dollar was little changed amid optimism that the Federal Reserve’s expected rate increase signals confidence that the economy is strengthening. Italian equities and bonds surged on bank recapitalization plans. The S&P 500 Index rebounded after halting its longest rally since 2014 on Monday. European stocks reached an 11-month high as Italy’s largest lender …