Bloomberg Activist investor ValueAct Capital Management has taken a stake in international power producer AES Corp., and the fund’s founder Jeffrey Ubben will join its board to help push for cleaner energy resources. Ubben will work with AES on the company’s plan to sell coal assets, reduce debt and develop more solar power and battery storage, according to AES. ValueAct, …

Bloomberg China’s crude oil production will likely extend its slide into a third year as state-run giants focus on pumping natural gas to meet President Xi Jinping’s drive to use more of the cleaner-burning fuel. China, which last year overtook the US as the world’s top oil importer, will see the pace of crude output declines from its old, high-cost …

Bloomberg The design for a new class of safe financial assets intended to strengthen the euro area will be published imminently after almost a year of delay, according to officials familiar with the matter. The report, commissioned by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi, will offer a plan for bundling government debt from the bloc’s 19 nations into a security …