Bloomberg Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. surpassed General Motors Co. to become America’s most valuable carmaker, eclipsing a company whose well-being was once viewed as interdependent with the nation’s. A week after topping Ford Motor Co., Tesla climbed 3.3 percent, lifting its market capitalization to $50.9 billion. The electric-car maker ended the day valued at about $64 million more than …

  Bloomberg LVMH shares rose to a record in Paris after the luxury leader’s sales far exceeded estimates on rebounding demand for items from Louis Vuitton bags to Hennessy cognac. Figures showed first-quarter organic revenue rose 13 percent, compared with the 8 percent median forecast. All divisions beat estimates, with the fashion and drinks units standing out. The stock gained …

  DUBAI / Reuters Shares of Dubai Islamic Bank outperformed most peers in the region on Tuesday after reporting a low double digit growth in first quarter net profit while market liquidity on those bourses was generally thin. Long-term institutional investors stayed away in light of heightened geopolitical risk, traders said. Dubai Islamic Bank shares rose 0.9 percent after the …