BLOOMBERG China is on a natural gas shopping spree, and officials are happy for importers to keep striking deals even after a global energy crisis has eased. The government continues to back efforts by state-owned buyers to sign long-term contracts and even invest in export facilities, in order to bolster energy security through the middle of the century, according to …

BLOOMBERG European natural gas logged its biggest monthly gain since last summer, near the height of the region’s energy crisis, following the most volatile stretch for trading this year. Benchmark futures ended in June more than 30% higher, after prices spiked almost 8%. It’s the first monthly increase since March and the largest jump since last July. The past few …

BLOOMBERG US airlines continued to grapple with flight disruptions heading into the busy weekend ahead of Independence Day, keeping the industry on edge even as the recent volatility driven by bad weather and air-traffic control limits showed signs of subsiding. United Airlines Holdings cancelled 8% of its flights as of mid-afternoon on June 30 and delayed 21%, according to data …