AP Uncertainty over whether OPEC countries will back an oil production cut at their meeting this week, as intended, weighed on global stock markets on Monday. Worries over next week’s constitutional referendum in Italy also kept investors at bay. KEEPING SCORE: In Europe, Germany’s DAX index was down 0.7 percent to 10,630 while the CAC 40 in France fell 0.5 …

  Bloomberg Two years ago, Oppo and Vivo couldn’t crack the top five in China’s smartphone market. Now they outrank everyone after elbowing Apple aside, thanks to people like Cheng Xiaoning. Cheng runs a thriving electronics store in the rural town of Miaoxia, tapping into her WeChat social media account to promote the brands that pay the biggest commission, and …

  Relaxnews Unlike fuel economy or available trunk space, when publicity for a new car claims that ownership will deliver certain emotions, the claims are diffcult to to prove or disprove. But Infiniti, Nissan’s luxury sub-brand, aims to set the record straight on the matter with a new study set to be conducted in the Middle East that doubles as …