Bloomberg Oil trading giants including Glencore Ltd. and Vitol SA paid millions of dollars to a former PDVSA trader to get the inside track on Venezuelan oil deals, according to a lawsuit filed by a trust for Petróleos de Venezuela SA. The alleged conspiracy, which includes more than two dozen companies and individuals, even has a name worthy of a ...

Reuters Bahrain-listed Investcorp plans to launch a $100 million fund dedicated to Oman’s pension funds, the alternative asset manager said on Sunday. Investcorp’s new fund will focus on private equity investments in the United States and Europe, the company said in an emailed statement, and will target mid-sized companies across a broad range of sectors. Investcorp, which manages more than ...

Bloomberg Inflation is getting a fresh look in Asia. Nowhere is the global e-commerce wave having more of an impact right now than in Asia, where the region’s burgeoning middle class is embracing clicks over mortar and companies are scrambling to meet their demand via new ventures or acquisitions. In the process, old methods of measuring prices based on the ...