Bloomberg French growth rebounded in the third quarter as part of a start-stop expansion that leaves Europe’s second-largest economy lagging its neighbors such as Spain. Gross domestic product in France expanded 0.2 percent in the three months through September after shrinking 0.1 percent in the previous period, national statistics office Insee said. That compares with a 0.3 percent increase ...

  Bloomberg General Electric Co. has no intention of letting its 3-D printing ambitions die. A day after shareholder resistance derailed an acquisition in that market, GE said it would buy a 75 percent stake in closely held Concept Laser GmbH for $599 million. At the same time, GE bumped up the offer for Swedish 3D printing company Arcam AB ...

  Bloomberg Saudi Arabian stocks rose the most among Gulf equities, extending their longest winning streak in more than two years on investor optimism the outlook for the kingdom’s banks is improving. Three of the five biggest contributors to an increase in the Tadawul All Share Index were lenders, as the main gauge added 0.7 percent at the close in ...