Bloomberg Opening up a potentially huge shale gas region in Australia’s Northern Territory would increase the country’s already-hefty greenhouse gas emissions making it a “particularly dangerous” contributor to climate change, according to a new study. The report, commissioned by environmental lobby group Lock The Gate, tested a range of scenarios for development of the McArthur Basin and Beetaloo sub-basin, which …

Bloomberg Pakistan’s top business tycoons have offered to take over a disputed copper and gold deposit that was once explored by Barrick Gold Corp. and Antofagasta Plc, according to people familiar with the matter. Officials at the provincial Balochistan government are said to have met with a consortium of four business groups including tycoons Arif Habib and Muhammad Ali Tabba …

Bloomberg US index futures climbed while stocks in Europe struggled for traction at the start of a week in which big corporate earnings continue to roll in and the Federal Reserve is expected to cut interest rates. Treasuries dropped, pushing the 10-year yield to a six-week high. Contracts on the S&P 500 edged higher after the underlying gauge climbed near …