Bloomberg Bahrain is planning to return to international bond markets this year for first time since the kingdom’s Gulf allies pledged a $10 billion package to help repair its finances and support its currency, according to people familiar with the matter. Government officials are in talks with banks for a possible issuance in the second half of the year and …

Bloomberg How bad is the trade war for materials investors? How about nearly $21 billion lost in two days. The S&P 500 Materials Index fell about 3.2 percent against the close after President Trump threatened to raise tariffs on billions of dollars of imports from China. The total value lost for the index totalled about $21 billion, according to Bloomberg …

Bloomberg Uber. Lyft. Pinterest. This year’s blockbuster tech IPOs have had real estate brokers in the San Francisco Bay area salivating over the prospect of fat commissions from home purchases by newly minted millionaires. But halfway through the housing market’s key spring selling season, there’s little indication that flush buyers are bidding up prices beyond their peak last year. In …