Bloomberg The cost of power generated from wind turbines plunged in Asia’s first auction for contracts to deploy the technology, a victory for India’s effort to reduce pollution and ensure supplies. Solar Energy Corp. of India Ltd., which conducted the auction for the government, said late on Friday that it received bids to supply wind power for 3.46 rupees ...

  Bloomberg Oil retreated from the highest close since July 2015 in New York as record US crude inventories offset OPEC production curbs. Futures dropped 0.8 percent. US government data showed stockpiles rose 564,000 barrels to 518.7 million last week, the highest level in weekly data going back to 1982. Still, it was the smallest gain this year and coincided ...

  Bloomberg OPEC pumped at will the past two years to defend its turf against rivals. Its recent volte-face has left it contending with additional threats in the world’s biggest oil market. Crude that’s rarely or never-before seen coming to Asia is now sailing from all over the globe to the region, with the door to the market seemingly held ...