Bloomberg Hess Corp tumbled the most in almost three years, wiping out $1.5 billion in market valuation, after work at the oil explorer’s most promising international investment was halted by a Venezuelan blockade. The intervention threatened to derail development of a 5 billion-barrel discovery off Guyana’s coastline that is so important to Hess’s future growth plans that it receives top …

Bloomberg Renewable energy in Germany probably matched or beat coal power generation for the first time, aided by favorable 2018 weather that boosted wind and solar capacity. The balance of German electricity generation is a closely watched measure by the government, which has funnelled billions of euros towards boosting the renewable energy in recent years. The estimates, which showed wind, …

Bloomberg US stocks rebounded from the worst-ever pre-Christmas session as investors hoped for an end to the turmoil in American markets. The S&P 500 halted a four-day rout of almost 8 percent, clawing back from the brink of a bear market on speculation the selling had gone too far given a relatively robust economy. Amazon surged after providing a reminder …