Bloomberg Russia hasn’t been able to line up a suitable lead manager for a planned $3 billion Eurobond because of U.S. and EU pressure on major banks not to participate, meaning the high-profile sale is likely to be delayed or even shelved, senior officials said. Only two Western banks are still interested in helping sell the bond, one of the …

Bloomberg The U.S. economy grew in the fourth quarter at a faster pace than previously estimated, supported by stronger household spending that’s helping cushion the expansion from weakness overseas. The revised 1.4 percent increase in gross domestic product, the value of all goods and services produced, compares with the Commerce Department’s previous estimate of 1 percent, according to figures issued …

Bloomberg Payrolls rose in 36 states in February and the unemployment rate dropped in 22, a sign labor market slack is gradually diminishing in the U.S. economy. California led the nation with an almost 40,000 increase in employment, followed by a 25,100 advance in New York, figures from the Labor Department showed. Jobless rates in New Hampshire and South Dakota …