On a number of fronts in online shopping, Amazon.com Inc.’s strategy is clear and brutally effective. It is gunning for more dollars in high-margin categories such as home goods with a growing catalog of private-label items. It’s offering two-hour delivery in some markets, a speedy service few retailers are in position to match. And its popular, voice-activated Alexa devices and ...

Bloomberg US stocks advanced and bonds retreated globally as upbeat economic reports from China to Europe and renewed hopes for a Sino-US trade deal attracted investors to riskier assets. The euro and pound strengthened. The S&P 500 climbed for a fifth day, equaling the longest winning streak in two months. The Dow briefly erased gains after a gauge of US ...

Bloomberg Italian stocks extended their 2019 rally on Wednesday, with the FTSE MIB benchmark set to enter a bull market, boosted by positive economic data. The benchmark gauge rose 1 percent and has gained 20 percent since reaching a two-year low on December 27 in a broad-based advance led by stocks including Ferrari NV and UniCredit SpA. March’s composite PMI ...