Bloomberg Barclays Plc’s investment bankers brought in a record haul as the booming deals market extended through the second quarter, offsetting more muted results in trading and helping the group to deliver improved profit and fresh shareholder payouts. Income from capital markets and merger advisory at the London-based lender rose by almost a fifth to 873 million pounds ($1.2 billion), ...

Bloomberg US futures rose with European stocks as positive earnings boosted sentiment, while Asian equities were weaker amid Chinese market turbulence. Treasuries fell ahead of the Federal Reserve’s rate decision. Contracts on the Nasdaq 100 Index and the S&P 500 rose, with Alphabet Inc and Microsoft Corp gaining in premarket after their sales topped estimates. Apple Inc dropped 0.9% on ...

Bloomberg A continuing recovery in Bitcoin has put the largest cryptocurrency on course for its longest winning streak this year. The virtual coin rose as much as 6.1% to top $40,000 and was trading at about $39,700 as of 8:15 am in London on Wednesday. It’s advanced for eight straight days. Other coins including second-ranked Ether climbed, boosting the Bloomberg ...