Bloomberg Wayfair Inc.’s strong Cyber Five year-over-year sales gain suggests “considerable upside potential for this quarter,” according to Baird Equity Research, who cites comparable period results over the past two years. The Boston-based online home-goods retailer reported a 58 percent increase in direct retail sales for the shopping period of Thanksgiving Day through Cyber Monday. This compares to 2017 and …

Emirates Business The economic outlook for UAE is set to accelerate to 2 percent this year, up from the eight-year low of 0.8 percent in 2017, supported by rising oil prices, regional economic recovery, higher public spending and investment and a build-up in business momentum, according to ICAEW’s latest Economic Insight report. The accountancy and finance body says the non-oil …

Bloomberg US stocks rallied, Treasuries turned higher and the dollar fell after a dovish tone from the Federal Reserve chairman fueled speculation the central bank is closer than thought to pausing on rate hikes. The S&P 500 surged to a session high and the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped more than 400 points after Jerome Powell said rates are “just …

Bloomberg The pound could revisit this year’s high above $1.43 if Brexit uncertainty is removed, as long-term foreign investors are waiting in the wings to scoop up UK assets for their attractive valuation, according to NatWest Markets. Sterling is undervalued against most Group-of-10 currencies in terms of OECD purchasing power parity. It has fallen 14 percent against the dollar, 13 …

Bloomberg Bitcoin’s biggest gain since July is providing some relief to battered cryptocurrency investors, but it may be too soon to call a bottom. That’s the assessment of Kenetic Capital’s Jehan Chu after Bitcoin rallied, climbing 5.6 percent to $3,980 in Hong Kong. The virtual currency is on course for its largest advance since July 24, according to Bloomberg composite …

Bloomberg Canada’s lingering crude glut isn’t hindering the country’s growing oil output, according to the National Energy Board’s most recent forecast. The country’s oil production will average 4.59 million barrels a day, 22,000 more than previously forecast, data from the Canadian energy regulator show. The raised production outlook comes even as pipeline bottlenecks have driven Canadian crude prices to record …

Bloomberg Solar companies gained after the world’s largest panel manufacturer said demand in China was rebounding. JinkoSolar Holding Co Chief Executive Officer Kangping Chen said in a statement that Beijing’s solar cutback has not slowed sales as much as expected and that a global supply glut is easing. “We are confident that Chinese demand will return next year,” Chen said. …

Bloomberg Tesla Inc has started the second phase of its virtual power plant in South Australia as it seeks to potentially connect 50,000 homes to provide as much capacity as a large gas turbine. Solar panels and Tesla’s Powerwall batteries will be installed at 1,000 public housing properties during the second stage, South Australia’s Energy Minister Dan van Holst Pellekaan …

Bloomberg London’s decade-long housing boom may have been cooled by Brexit, but the property market in the rest of the UK is largely shrugging it off. While home prices in the capital have risen only 1.7 percent since the June 2016 vote, those in Birmingham, Britain’s second-biggest city, have jumped almost 15 percent, according to Hometrack. Manchester is close behind …

Bloomberg Banks from Greece to Italy that are struggling to get rid of a mountain of bad loans may soon get some help from European Union lawmakers. A bill that’s nearing the finish line in Brussels would soften the capital hit banks usually face when they sell non-performing loans at a loss. That could give a boost to Italian lenders, …