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Oil prices set for weekly gain as US-Iran hostilities intensify Reuters

For 30 years the state has profited from going the extra mile for business. Data centres are putting that to the test

Appointees, a donor and a recent administration official are among those capitalising on US control of beleaguered energy sector

European stocks posted muted moves as investors prepared for key US jobs numbers that will provide clues on the chances of a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike this month. Volkswagen AG shares jumped on plans for a sweeping restructuring at the carmaker.

Beata Manthey, European equity strategy head at Citi, says economic data, earnings revisions and government policy paint a positive picture for European firms. "We argue that actually policymakers are making good steps toward really protecting [the] European economy going forward," Manthey tells Blo

A record cash surplus in India’s banking system is driving away borrowers.

Angel Ubide, Citadel's head of economic research for fixed income and macro, discusses the outlook for Federal Reserve policy, Treasuries and the spread between French and Italian bond yields. Ubide talks with Francine Lacqua in Cernobbio, Italy. (Source: Bloomberg)

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote said an initial public offering for his refinery, Africa’s largest, will open within two weeks.

Check out the stocks Heard on the Street writers favor in their eighth annual stock-picking contest.

There is little sign of crimped demand for equities among individual investors, who remain bullish after two years of blockbuster gains.