Bloomberg As US household debt rises and wages stagnate, millions of Americans are tapping into home equity to keep up with day-to-day expenses. Twenty-four million homeowners believe borrowing against home equity is an acceptable way to cover regular bills, according to a Bankrate.com report. Cash-strapped millennials, low earners and the less educated were most likely to think home equity offered …

Bloomberg U.S. stocks fluctuated, while Treasuries fell as investors turned attention to the latest Nafta talks. The dollar edged lower. The S&P 500 Index was mixed as technology firms weighed on benchmarks, led by semiconductor maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc., while banks paced gains as the 10-year Treasury yield advanced above 3.07 percent. The dollar fell against most peers and …

Bloomberg Japan’s Topix index completed its biggest advance over a four-day period since November 2016 while the yen remained near a two-month low against the dollar as investors brushed off concerns of a trade war between the US and China. Electronics and machinery shares were the biggest boosts to the benchmark as China’s Ministry of Finance said Beijing is still …