Bloomberg India’s market regulator is forecasting initial public offerings to reach a record in the year ending March, as improved corporate governance standards and an equities rally attracts investors. Twenty one first-time sales raised 49.4 billion rupees (US$735 million) in the quarter ended June, more than in any comparable period since 2010, data compiled. Eighteen offerings seeking 61 billion …

  Bloomberg U.S. stocks rose, sending the S&P 500 Index to a record, and the dollar strengthened as speculation mounted that central banks from Japan to Europe won’t be in a rush to add to unprecedented stimulus. Emerging-market assets and commodities retreated. The S&P 500 capped a fourth weekly gain as a preponderance of earnings reports topped estimates. Verizon Communications …

  Bloomberg Christine Lagarde is likely to avoid jail time and keep her job as head of the IMF after she was ordered to stand trial in France on charges that carry a potential prison term. Lagarde, 60, on Friday lost a bid to challenge a December decision to be tried for alleged negligence during her time as French finance …