Bloomberg Iraq is pumping oil at normal levels even as protests spread across the southern region from where OPEC’s second-biggest producer exports most of its crude, according to a government spokesman. “Production and exports from southern Iraq are stable as per normal levels,” Oil Ministry spokesman Asim Jihad said by phone. Authorities have deployed security forces to protect energy fields …

Bloomberg Renewable-power contracts fr-om Boralex Inc and Invenergy LLC are among those targeted for cancellation by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, who’s working to terminate or wind down more than 750 contracts in a revamp of the province’s energy policies. The list of contracts in Ford’s crosshairs includes one with the 50-megawatt Otter Creek Wind Farm in western Ontario, which is …

Bloomberg UK house prices fell for the first time in seven months as sellers adapted to the reality of the weaker market. Asking prices slipped 0.1 percent in July from a month earlier, property website Rightmove said on Monday. In London, prices slipped 0.5 percent, with smaller apartments falling faster than bigger homes. The reduction in asking prices can “be …