Bloomberg As most of the world focuses on how unfettered oil production will weigh on prices, a few say a rebound is on the cards as the market starts to reflect a growing risk of shortages. OPEC’s strategy of keeping its taps open is leaving a smaller cushion if there’s an unexpected need for more oil. The group’s spare ...

  Bloomberg Oil fell to a one-month low in New York on speculation that the resumption of shipments from Libya and Nigeria may add to the global surplus. Futures dropped 2 percent. Libya and Nigeria, whose supplies have been reduced by domestic conflicts, are preparing to boost exports within weeks. A tanker that’s supposed to collect crude from a key ...

  AMMAN / AP Conflicts in Middle Eastern countries such as Iraq, Libya, Syria, and Yemen have erased “development gains for a whole generation,” including driving up already high levels of poverty and unemployment, the head of the International Monetary Fund said. The international community must be prepared to scale up long-term development aid in the region to rebuild infrastructure ...