Bloomberg Canada’s gross domestic product shrank unexpectedly in October as factories suffered their worst month in almost three years, adding to signs the country’s outlook is worsening. Output fell 0.3%, Statistics Canada said in Ottawa. Economists surveyed by Bloomb-erg expected a flat reading, but widespread declines in goods-producing industries contributed to the largest monthly drop since May. Manufacturing output ...

  Bloomberg The UK current-account deficit widened in the third quarter as Britain posted its worst trade performance in almost three years. The difference between money coming into the UK and money sent out was 25.5 billion pounds ($31.3 billion), the Office for National Statistics said. That’s equal to 5.2 percent of gross domestic product. The trade deficit widened to ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabia is planning to sell almost half of Saudi Arabian Oil Co., the world’s largest oil company, al-Eqtisadiah reported. A 49 percent stake will be sold within 10 years, according to the Riyadh-based newspaper, which cites an unidentified senior government official. Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in April that an initial public offering is planned ...