Bloomberg US stocks jumped to records with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 26,000 and S&P 500 Index surpassing 2,800, both for the first time, as Citigroup Inc. posted healthy earnings and discussed possible significant investor payouts from the bank’s windfall stemming from a major tax cut. All major US equity gauges were higher. The dollar gained after its lowest ...

Bloomberg Companies that have seen their fortunes—and share prices—soar with the crypto-craze are now facing a little bit of a reality check. As Bitcoin slumped as much as 20 percent and Ripple tumbled as much as 33 percent, firms that touted their links to the burgeoning blockchain industry, including Riot Blockchain Inc., Overstock.com Inc. and DPW Holdings Inc., saw their ...

Bloomberg Tencent-backed Chinese startup Kuaishou is seeking to raise funds at about a $17 billion valuation, people familiar with the matter said, as it expands its video-streaming service to Southeast Asia. The company is targeting around $1 billion of financing, the people said, asking not to be identified discussing a private deal. The startup’s desired valuation would be almost six ...