BLOOMBERG  US consumer borrowing increased in March by more than expected on one of the largest spikes in credit-card balances on record. Total credit increased $26.5 billion, the most in four months, after a February gain of $15 billion, Federal Reserve data showed. The figure, which isn’t adjusted for inflation, compared with the median estimate of a $17 billion increase ...

BLOOMBERG US equity futures ticked higher and European stocks rose as more investors said the Federal Reserve is likely to pause interest-rate hikes on the back of cooling inflation data. Contracts on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 advanced by about 0.3%. In US premarket trading, Walt Disney Co dropped after predicting a wider loss for its streaming service ...

BLOOMBERG Less than four months after allegations of fraud by a short seller tipped his business empire into crisis, billionaire Gautam Adani is considering tapping equity markets in a major test of investor confidence. Adani Enterprises Ltd, the Indian tycoon’s flagship, and at least two other group companies plan to hold board meetings on May 13 to consider raising funds ...