Bloomberg The world’s biggest offshore wind developer said construction delays on key electricity cables that will take North Sea wind power to Germany’s industrial heartland risk undermining the confidence of investors in new projects. Dong Energy A/S sees delays as driving up costs of working in Germany, board member Samuel Leupold said in an interview in Berlin. Slow completion of …

Bloomberg On the surface, the oil market is getting worse and worse: there are now more bearish bets on benchmark Brent crude than at any time in at least six years. But to many traders, that’s a signal prices are vulnerable to a sudden, sharp rebound. Oil’s ripe for a so-called “short-covering” rally — where traders who sold contracts hoping …

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. will invest another $1 billion to raise its stake in online mall Lazada Group SA to 83 percent, securing control of a fast-growing startup at the vanguard of its Southeast Asian expansion. The Chinese e-commerce leader is buying out most other backers in a deal that values the Singapore-based startup at $3.15 billion, Lazada CEO …