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The Bank of England will almost certainly leave interest rates on hold on Thursday and wait for more evidence that inflation is under control, despite mounting concerns about the UK labor market....

A looming MSCI Inc. downgrade has plunged Indonesia's stock market into a once-in-a-generation rout....

Panasonic Holdings Corp. shares soared by 15%, the most since 2014, on bolstered investor hopes that a years-long restructuring will start paying off in the next fiscal year....

Shares of Qualcomm Inc. and Arm Holdings Plc fell steeply after the semiconductor companies delivered quarterly reports, hurt by concern that a shortage of memory chips will crimp growth in the electronics industry....

Singapore conglomerate-turned-asset manager Keppel Ltd. reported a drop in annual earnings after losses sustained in an aggressive push to divest assets overshadowed an improvement in its business performance....

The Hong Kong dollar drifted down to near the weakest level since August as excess cash in the banking system spurred carry trade bets against the pegged currency....

Baidu Inc. authorized a multi-year stock buyback program of as much as $5 billion and plans to issue its first dividend in 2026, establishing a major shareholder return plan....

Investors may return to longer-dated Japanese debt after this weekend's snap election, with big asset managers pinpointing 10-year yields reaching 2.5% as a possible trigger to buy, according to a Mizuho strategist....

The yen is on track for its biggest weekly drop since October, as traders brace for a decisive victory by Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in this weekend's election....

South Korea's sovereign bonds are the most vulnerable in emerging Asia to a steepening US Treasury curve, according to a Bloomberg analysis....

Alphabet topped projections for quarterly revenue and outlined an ambitious capital spending plan, far surpassing predictions, leveraging its growth to build out the data centers and infrastructure needed to lead in the AI age. The Google parent said capital expenditures would reach as much as $185 billion this year, compared with the $119.5 billion analysts expected. The company's fourth-quarter sales, excluding partner payouts, were $97.23 billion, surpassing the $95.2 billion expected on average by analysts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai said the investments are paying off. Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Global Head of Technology Research Mandeep Singh and Dan Ives, Global Head of Technology Research at Wedbush Securities, join Bloomberg Businessweek Daily to discuss. They speak with Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...

There have been many AI-driven selloffs in the three years since ChatGPT burst into the mainstream. Nothing, though, quite rivals the rout rippling through stock and credit markets this week....

The Australian arm of Octopus Energy Group Ltd. will acquire two local battery projects worth more than A$3 billion ($2.1 billion), expanding the UK company's footprint in a country that's seeking to rapidly replace its aging coal fleet with clean energy sources....

Bozoma Saint John, former Chief Marketing Offiver of Netflix and former chief brand officer of Uber, discusses the tech and media landscape and the Super Bowl with Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on The Close. She says evolution is key to everything. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook said it's essential the central bank maintain its credibility by returning inflation to target in the near future....

Mark Lashier, Phillips 66 CEO, says the chemicals business is at the bottom of a tough cycle and remains bullish on its long-term fundamentals. He tells Romaine Bostick and Katie Greifeld on The Close the business will eventually turn. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Japan is preparing for a snap lower-house election that could reshape the country's political balance at a moment of economic strain and regional uncertainty....

Gold rose, nudging back above $5,000 an ounce, as dip buyers continued to snap up bullion after a historic plunge from an all-time high....

Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. (Source: Bloomberg)...

Oil fell for the first time in three days after Iran confirmed it would hold negotiations with the US, easing the immediate risk of military strikes against the OPEC producer....