Bloomberg The global oil market will be almost balanced next year as demand continues to rise faster than production, while the current oversupply is much smaller than previously thought, the International Energy Agency said. The surplus in the first half of this year is about 40 percent smaller than estimated a month ago, as consumption proves stronger than expected …

  Bloomberg Twitter Inc. jumped after Microsoft Corp.’s $26.2 billion agreement to buy LinkedIn Corp. prompted speculation other technology companies may become acquisition targets. Twitter ended the day up 3.8 percent to $14.55 in New York after rising as much as 9.1 percent earlier. The social network’s stock had dropped 39 percent this year through Friday as investors questioned whether …

  Bloomberg Brazil’s new central bank president IlanGoldfajn pledged to hit the center of the inflation target, while nominating members to his board that include a banker from the private sector. “The objective is to fully meet the inflation target established by the National Monetary Council, looking at its center,” said Goldfajn, 50, during a ceremony to mark his taking …