Bloomberg Tempur Sealy International Inc. shares jumped the most in almost four years after the mattress company’s earnings topped estimates, helped by a rise in U.S. home construction. Second-quarter profit rose to 92 cents a share, excluding some items, the Lexington, Kentucky-based company said on Thursday. That beat the 69 cents estimated by analysts, according to data compiled by …

  Bloomberg New Jersey construction workers, engineers and even gas-station retailers urged legislators to approve a gasoline-tax increase to fund transportation projects and end a roadwork shutdown that has left thousands without jobs. Legislation opposed by Republican Governor Chris Christie passed the Senate budget committee on Friday. The panel’s chairman, Democratic Senator Paul Sarlo, told reporters he’s still working to …

  Bloomberg It turns out that even the well-off need help in a housing market as crazy as the one in the San Francisco Bay area, and lenders are elbowing each other in a rush to provide it. They’re courting Silicon Valley workers with tailored loans, guaranteed 24-hour approval and financial-planning services. Social Finance Inc. has deals with Google and …