Asian equities were on track for their best quarterly gain in 17 years as technology stocks rallied on optimism over the artificial intelligence trade. The yen slid to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986.

The yen slid to its weakest level against the dollar since 1986, a milestone that will generate unease in Japan and put traders on high alert for authorities wading into the market. Bloomberg's Ruth Carson explains the context. (Source: Bloomberg)

Apple Inc. supplier Luxshare Precision Industry Co. has started taking investor orders for its Hong Kong listing that may fetch as much as HK$24.3 billion ($3.1 billion), the city’s biggest share debut so far this year.

After a banner year for Chinese stocks on the back of AI advances, 2026 is not going well.

The Taiwan dollar, which is on track for its first quarterly gain in a year, may face renewed pressure as the US currency strengthens and local companies boost dividend payouts to a record.

China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd. is ramping up buybacks as its Hong Kong-listed shares struggle to recover from a selloff that’s wiped out about $309 billion in market value since early October.

Amazon.com Inc. has been sued by Australia’s consumer watchdog for introducing advertising to its Prime Video streaming service and then forcing existing subscribers to pay more to avoid the ads.

Brian Roberts lost out on an opportunity last year to merge NBCUniversal with Warner Bros. Discovery Inc. But the process helped get the chairman and co-chief executive officer of Comcast Corp. thinking about what NBCUniversal would look like on its own.

Bloomberg Television brings you the latest news and analysis leading up to the final minutes and seconds before and after the closing bell on Wall Street. Today's guests are PIMCO Head of Short-Term Portfolio Management Jerome Schneider, Former FTC Chair & Commissioner William Kovacic, Seaport Research Partners Senior Analyst David Joyce, LSEG CEO David Schwimmer, JPMorgan Executive Director Global Market Strategist Meera Pandit, Former Fed Governor Betsy Duke, Goldman Sachs Economist Joseph Briggs, Honeywell Aerospace CEO Jim Currier, SW Retail Advisors President & Founder Stacey Widlitz, & VCR Group Founder & CEO David Rodolitz. (Source: Bloomberg)

Comcast Corp. plans to spin off NBCUniversal and Sky, unwinding a strategy that began more than a decade ago after struggling to demonstrate that a cable and media conglomerate would benefit shareholders.