Bloomberg Facebook Inc.’s shares rose on optimism that the company is forging deeper relationships with banks to offer customer-service products via its Messenger chat application, a business that could boost engagement as growth slows on its main social network. Facebook has for years worked to make Messenger a natural place for consumers to communicate with businesses, aiming to replace email. ...

Bloomberg SoftBank Group Corp.’s monster Vision Fund plans to lead an investment of $3 billion to $5 billion into Ele.me, the food delivery giant owned by Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., people familiar with the matter said. The near-$100 billion fund led by Masayoshi Son is heading up discussions with potential investors including venture capital firms, said the people, who asked ...

Bloomberg HNA Group Co., the Chinese conglomerate unwinding a global acquisition spree, is in advanced talks to sell a minority stake in jet lessor Avolon Holdings Ltd. to Japan’s Orix Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. Orix has been discussing the purchase of about a 25 percent to 30 percent stake in Avolon from HNA’s Shenzhen-listed arm Bohai ...