Bloomberg The world loses about $400 billion of food before it even gets delivered to stores, according to the United Nations. Some 14% of all food produced is lost annually, with central and southern Asia, North America and Europe accounting for the biggest shares, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said in a report, citing the latest data as of …

Bloomberg Oil slid after surging the most in almost a month amid doubts that recent progress in the US-China trade talks will compensate for a worsening global demand outlook. Futures in New York fell as much as 2.6% after gaining 2.2% in the previous session. Despite positive momentum in the trade negotiations, and an array of threats to oil supply …

Bloomberg French energy giant Total SA is spending $600 million to expand its presence in one of the world’s fastest-growing natural gas markets. Total agreed to purchase a 37.4% stake in India’s Adani Gas Ltd., a distributor of the fuel that’s developing import terminals and a national chain of vehicle-filling outlets. The deal gives the French company a footprint in …