Bloomberg Oil slipped ahead of an Opec+ meeting that should see further output added to a market that the group sees as needing extra supply. West Texas Intermediate falls by 1.3% after losing more than 7% in August, the biggest monthly decline this year. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec) and its allies including Russia are expected to ratify …

ABU DHABI / WAM The UAE has strongly condemned the terrorist Houthi militias’ attempts to attack civilians and civilian objects in Najran, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday with a ballistic missile, which was intercepted by Coalition Forces. In a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the UAE reiterated that these systematic terror attacks by the Houthis reflect …

Bloomberg Siam Makro Pcl surged as much as 24% after Thailand’s biggest operator of cash-and-carry stores announced a plan worth about 218 billion baht ($7 billion) to take control of retailer Lotus from other affiliates of the Charoen Pokphand Group. The share-price gain was the biggest since August 2013, with the deal leading to Siam Makro taking a 76% stake …