Bloomberg US futures fall with stocks as surging energy prices stoked inflationary pressures ahead of a key US employment report. Treasury yields extended an advance. S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 contracts declined, with tech giants such as Apple Inc and Facebook Inc down in premarket trading. European equities slid to a two-month low, with natural gas prices soaring even as …

Bloomberg Hong Kong is studying an expansion of trading in stocks denominated in the yuan as China pushes to gain broader international acceptance of its currency. In her annual policy address, Chief Executive Carrie Lam, said the city was looking at expanding channels for yuan flows from mainland China, including allowing trading of yuan-denominated stocks via an established link to …

Bloomberg UK oil-service provider Petrofac Ltd must pay a $95 million penalty by a London judge for failing to prevent bribery between 2011 and 2017. The penalty includes a $64 million fine and a $31 million confiscation order. The levy comes after the company pleaded guilty to seven bribery offenses, in a deal with the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO). …