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Indian refiner to review $8bn spend on tax shock

  Bloomberg Indian Oil Corp., the nation’s top refiner, is reconsidering plans to invest $8 billion in the country’s east after a provincial government threatened to withdraw promised tax breaks, people with knowledge of the matter said. The government of Odisha state said in a letter to the company that it was no longer keen to provide a deferral of ...

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Brent oil rises on Citigroup price outlook

  Bloomberg Brent oil extended gains toward $57 a barrel as Citigroup Inc. raised its price outlook citing strong OPEC compliance with agreed output cuts and growing demand in Asia. Futures rose 1.3 percent in London. Brent will average $55 this quarter, Citigroup said in a note, an increase of $5 from its previous forecast. The North Sea price benchmark ...

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Tata’s new chairman vows to improve capital allocation

  Bloomberg Natarajan Chandrasekaran took over as chairman of Tata Sons Ltd., the holding company of Tata Group, pledging to improve capital allocation and boost returns from the $100 billion salt-to-software Indian conglomerate. The challenge for Chandrasekaran, or Chandra as he’s known, will be to rekindle growth and revive Tata’s weaker units after almost four months of boardroom turmoil that ...

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