Bloomberg Goldman Sachs Group Inc strategists said there’s little reason to expect a major retreat in US stocks in the months ahead, even as the breadth of the rally that has pushed the S&P 500 index into successive records is getting increasingly narrow. Just five stocks account for 51% of the US benchmark’s returns since April, Goldman’s strategists led by ...

Bloomberg Oil set its biggest weekly gain in more than three months as the worst fears over the new virus strain have receded. West Texas Intermediate futures climbed 8.2% this week. Fuel consumption so far escaped any major blows from the omicron variant. Yet confidence is limited. Rallies are still punctuated by selloffs after rising infection rates prompted some governments ...

Bloomberg The Group of Seven (G-7) finance ministers will convene virtually on Monday to discuss the recent surge in inflation, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The talks will come against the backdrop of supply-chain snarls that have hampered the world economy, and ministers will also discuss healthcare, according to the people, who spoke on condition of anonymity. ...