Bloomberg Indian stocks rose, joining peers across Asia, as inflation in December eased to an 18-month low, increasing the odds that the central bank may reduce rates helping revive demand and lower the cost of borrowing for companies. The S&P BSE Sensex advanced 1.3 percent to 36,318.33 at the close in Mumbai, snapping three sessions of decline and clocking its …

Bloomberg Talks on the latest Sears takeover bid from Chairman Eddie Lampert continued late into Monday evening as stakeholders tried to reach an agreement on whether Sears Holdings Corp should live on. Negotiators initially didn’t embrace Lampert’s revised rescue plan for the bankrupt retailer, but they were concentrating on his proposal rather than competing bids from liquidators, according to people …

Bloomberg Boohoo Group Plc lifted its full-year growth forecast after the online apparel seller’s Instagram-fuelled marketing strategy paid off over the holidays, offering a measure of relief to an embattled UK retail sector. The group lifted its growth forecast for the year to a range of 43 percent to 45 percent from a previous 38 percent to 43 percent after …