Bloomberg Stock sales are reaping a windfall for the world’s richest shareholders. Corporate insiders including Amazon.com’s Jeff Bezos and Google co-founder Sergey Brin have ramped up stock sales recently, cashing in on a 14-month long bull market that’s helped boost fortunes to the tune of trillions. US public company insiders offloaded shares worth $24.4 billion this year through the first …

Bloomberg Global funds have piled back into short selling South Korean stocks in the two weeks since authorities lifted a ban on the divisive investment strategy. While the benchmark Kospi Index has held up amid a decline in regional peers during this period, pain has been felt in Korean stocks favoured by the nation’s legions of retail traders. Short selling …

Bloomberg Oil in New York surged the most in a month as prices garnered support from a recovery in the equities and a softer dollar. West Texas Intermediate climbed back above $65 a barrel, eking out a third straight weekly gain as a weakening dollar boosted appeal for commodities priced in the currency. Concerns persist over spread of Covid-19 in …