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Noble Group’s shares roiled as investors zero in on debt talks

Bloomberg Noble Group Ltd. shares extended their decline to the lowest level since 2000 amid rising investor concern that the embattled commodity trader may not be able to engineer a turnaround even as it presses on in talks with core banks to try to secure more funding. The stock tumbled as much as 11 percent to 28.5 Singapore cents and ...

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Qatar crisis draws mediation effort as Saudis tighten screws

Bloomberg Kuwait’s ruler is stepping up his efforts to resolve one of the worst crises among Gulf Arab monarchies, a day after Saudi Arabia and its allies isolated Qatar by cutting off air and sea transport and closing the small nation’s only land border. Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah was to travel to Saudi Arabia on Tuesday to mediate an end ...

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US-backed assault on IS Raqqa stronghold begins

Bloomberg US-backed forces in Syria have begun the long-anticipated push to remove IS from their self-declared capital of Raqqa. The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and its partners launched their offensive on Tuesday, the US Central Command said in an emailed statement. Raqqa was among the first cities captured by IS, also known as IS, and has been a base for ...

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