Bloomberg Two of Brazil’s biggest education companies are facing off in a quest to merge with Estacio Participacoes SA, the country’s second-largest for-profit firm. Ser Educacional SA sent a non-binding proposal to combine with Estacio, a deal that would create the largest education group focused on in-person private higher-education in Brazil, the company said on Sunday in a corporate …

  Bloomberg A gauge of the dollar partially rebounded after incurring its biggest loss since February on weaker-than-forecast payrolls data that doused speculation the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in the coming months. The U.S. currency remained near a three-week low against major peers touched Friday, when a Labor Department report showed employers in May added the least number …

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, raised pricing on most oil grades for sale to Asia and the U.S. in July after the nation’s energy minister said demand was robust. State-owned Saudi Arabian Oil Co. increased its official selling price for Arab Light crude by 35 cents a barrel to 60 cents more than the regional benchmark …