Bloomberg JPMorgan Chase & Co., in its third quarter under the shadow of the pandemic, showed that the surge in trading is holding up — and so are borrowers. The biggest US bank posted a surprise increase in earnings, fueled by a 30% jump in markets revenue as elevated volume kept its stock and bond traders busy. The lender also …

Bloomberg Stocks in Europe advanced with US futures amid fresh optimism about progress on stimulus talks in Washington. Treasuries dipped. In Europe, banks and insurers led gains while health care and energy firms lagged. Julius Baer posted one of the biggest jumps after third-quarter inflows accelerated at the Swiss wealth manager. S&P 500 Index futures climbed after the gauge closed …

Bloomberg Thailand’s key equities gauge tumbled to its lowest level in more than six months on concern mounting anti-government protests will further hurt company earnings and delay an economic recovery. The benchmark stock index slid 1.8% to 1,212.12 as of 11:18 am in Bangkok, its lowest level since April 16. The measure has erased almost 5% since October 14, when …