Bloomberg General Electric Co.’s woes in the oil patch persisted in the fourth quarter, denting sales and dragging down shares to their biggest decline in four months. Weakness in the oil and gas unit, which makes drilling equipment and pipes, will probably linger into this year after an “extremely difficult” 2016, Chief Financial Officer Jeff Bornstein said on a …

  DALLAS / AP TransCanada has quickly filed a new application to build Keystone XL, one of two big oil pipelines being given a second chance by President Donald Trump. Former President Barack Obama rejected the Keystone XL in 2015. The Army halted construction of the Dakota Access pipeline last month. The move by Trump fulfills a campaign promise to …

  Bloomberg Three months into a cash ban that has sucked out momentum from one of the world’s fastest-growing economies, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has little room to boost spending. While economists urge more investment in roads, ports and railways when the government presents its budget February 1, and maybe even direct cash transfers to boost consumption, a splurge carries …