Bloomberg Apple Inc. is targeting a date on or near March 8 to unveil a new low-cost iPhone and an updated iPad, according to people with knowledge of the matter, kicking off a potentially record-setting year for product launches. The announcement will mark Apple’s first major event since a new MacBook Pro debuted in October. Like the company’s other ...

  Bloomberg Chinese shares climbed on their return from a weeklong holiday, with sentiment boosted by Friday’s jump in Hong-Kong listed names and easing concerns about regulatory headwinds for the nation’s battered tech sector. The CSI 300 Index ended up 1.5% on Monday after rising as much as 2.4%. While that marked the benchmark’s best post-Lunar New Year holiday performance ...

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe trimmed gains and US index futures dipped as investors took stock of the outlook for monetary policy ahead of key inflation data later this week. Treasury yields and the dollar were stable. The Stoxx Europe 600 index, coming off its longest streak of weekly losses in almost a year, was up around 0.3%, with retail ...