Bloomberg Ocado Group Plc is raising just over 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) through a share placement, retail offer and convertible bonds to fund expansion of online grocery shopping in an era of social distancing. The company said on Thursday it’s getting 657 million pounds via the share placement and retail offer and 350 million pounds through the convertible bond …

Bloomberg Stocks in Europe and Asia tumbled with US equity futures on Thursday after the Federal Reserve painted a long slog ahead for the economic recovery and as coronavirus infection rates jumped in parts of America. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened sharply lower, with sectors scooped up in the recent rally such as banks and travel leading declines. S&P …

Bloomberg India stocks fell as investors weighed whether valuations have become too stretched following two straight weeks of gains. The S&P BSE Sensex declined 1.2% to 33,831.42 as of 1:41 pm in Mumbai, while the NSE Nifty 50 Index slipped by the same magnitude. Both measures have rebounded about 30% from their record slide on March 23. The price-to-earnings ratio …