Bloomberg Technology shares led gains among US stocks following a mixed session in Europe and Asia as investors looked ahead to a busy week of corporate earnings. Oil gained amid tensions in the Persian Gulf. Apple rallied after Morgan Stanley boosted its price target, while Micron Technology was lifted to buy from neutral by Goldman, as were Lam Research and ...

Bloomberg The cash reward for owning Taiwan stocks is larger than almost anywhere else in Asia. Global investors are ditching them anyway. Even with the benchmark Taiex gauge near a record high, managers have pulled about $680 million from Taiwan stock funds this month. The withdrawals come even as corporate dividends top US yields and just as a record amount ...

Bloomberg Commodity markets are stripping away the case for coal in Europe, moving quicker than government efforts to close the most polluting power plants. A plunge in natural gas prices along with an increase in the cost of releasing carbon dioxide emissions shifted the profitability of generating electricity away from burning coal, according to data compiled by BloombergNEF. The trend ...