London / AFP Europe’s main stock markets forged higher on Tuesday as investors reacted to a surprise dip in British inflation and shrugged off slower-than-expected German economic growth. Britain’s annual inflation rate eased to 0.9 percent in October compared with 1.0 percent a month earlier, despite a Brexit-triggered slump in the pound lifting imported raw material costs for British …

  CAIRO / Reuters OPEC nations embarked on a final diplomatic effort to secure a deal on oil cuts, with Qatar, Algeria and Venezuela leading the push to overcome the divide between the group’s biggest producers, according to a delegate familiar with the talks. The behind-the-scenes diplomacy comes after bilateral meetings over the weekend failed to resolve the rifts, leaving …

Bloomberg Oil rebounded from the lowest close in eight weeks as OPEC nations were said to be making a final diplomatic effort toward securing a deal to curb production and stabilize prices. Futures rose as much as 2.6 percent in New York after falling 4.3 percent the previous three sessions. Qatar, Algeria and Venezuela are leading the push to finalize …