Bloomberg Since the financial crisis, it pays to be old in the UK. While the disposable incomes of retired households have risen 15 percent since 2008, for working households it’s been almost a decade of stagnation. Median UK household disposable income rose 5.7 percent to 27,170 pounds ($35,570) in the 12 months through March from its pre-crisis level, the Office …

Bloomberg SoundCloud Ltd. is close to a deal to sell stakes in the company to a pair of private equity firms, according to people familiar with the matter, an investment that will help the beleaguered music-streaming service keep operating for the foreseeable future. The two firms would be acquiring stakes via separate deals, said the people, who asked not to …

Bloomberg China is betting that US President Donald Trump won’t make good on his threats of a military strike against North Korea, with Beijing continuing to provide a lifeline to Kim Jong Un’s regime. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson singled out China and Russia as “economic enablers” of North Korea after Kim on Friday test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile for …