Bloomberg Rosneft OJSC became Russia’s most valuable company as its market capitalization exceeded that of natural gas exporter Gazprom PJSC for the first time since its shares began trading in 2006. Rosneft shares rose 4.8 percent in London by 12:02 p.m., boosting the value of Russia’s largest oil producer to $52 billion. Gazprom gained 0.3 percent, raising its market capitalization ...

Bloomberg Britain’s antitrust watchdog urged the European Union to block CK Hutchison Holdings Ltd.’s plan to create the country’s biggest mobile phone operator, wading into a row two months ahead of a U.K. vote on its future in Europe. The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority, which failed to wrest the deal review from the European Commission, said that what Hutchison ...

Bloomberg When it comes to inflation, bond traders are finally starting to listen to the Federal Reserve. After trying, and failing, to convince investors the steep drop-off in inflation in the past year was just a short-term blip, the Fed is now winning them over. Since mid-February, the outlook for consumer-price gains has soared from post-crisis lows as oil rebounds ...