Bloomberg Exxon Mobil Corp. is suing two Cuban companies for $280 million, saying they benefited for decades from Exxon property seized after 1959 revolution. The suit was filed in US District Court in Washington, the first day American corporations were allowed to file after the Trump administration lifted a long-standing ban against such actions. The complaint names gov- ernment conglomerate ...

Bloomberg Just as Petroleos Mexicanos’ bonds finally recovered from last year’s rout, a dismal earnings report sent them tumbling back down. Pemex said that its oil output declined 12 percent in the first quarter from a year ago, while its refineries operated at just 34 percent of capacity. In the next five days, yields on the company’s bonds maturing in ...

Bloomberg Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue wants China to be a customer of American farm products, even after Washington hiked tariffs on more than $200 billion in Chinese goods, and said retaliation by Beijing would prompt the US to boost support to its farmers. “Our biggest goal will be for China not to retaliate and stay at the table to negotiate ...