White sugar hit the highest level since October as a rally in oil prices and the ongoing disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz stoked fears about supplies across the Middle East as well as shipments from the region. The most-active contract rose as much as 3.9% to...

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are among investment banks offering hedge fund clients ways to bet against the $1.8 trillion private credit market, people with knowledge of the matter said. The firms have assembled baskets of listed companies...

For years, investors looked the other way as software companies used their stock to pay employees while the share prices soared. But now that they’re getting pummeled over AI fears, the practice is raising questions. This is particularly acute for software firms,...

Indian equities took a heavy beating as US President Donald Trump’s ongoing war in Iran drives energy prices sharply higher, forcing investors to price in a higher risk of an economic slowdown. The NSE Nifty 50 Index slumped 3.3% on Thursday — its biggest one-day loss...

Japanese stocks slumped for a third week, the longest losing streak since April, as oil prices surged following renewed attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. The Bank of Japan kept interest rates on hold as expected at a policy meeting. The Nikkei 225...

A Qatari complex housing the world’s largest liquefied natural gas export plant suffered “extensive damage” amid a sharp escalation of attacks on energy facilities across the Persian Gulf. The Ras Laffan Industrial City, home to the LNG plant that accounted for about...