Bloomberg Even before the pandemic struck, outdoor air pollution was linked to the deaths of as many as nine million people each year. Now two new studies show that Covid-19 patients are more likely to die if they live in regions with high levels of air pollution. Air pollution affects human health in insidious ways. The burning of fossil fuels …

Bloomberg Continental Resources Inc founder Harold Hamm told Texas oil regulators he expects neighbouring Oklahoma to adopt crude-production limits in a bid to bolster energy prices. Hamm’s comments came during a marathon hearing of the Texas Railroad Commission on whether to enact quotas amid the worst crude-market crash on record. Oklahoma, the fourth-largest US oil-producing state, plans to consider imposing …

Bloomberg European stocks rose alongside US equity futures on Thursday, trimming some losses from a day earlier as investors seeking to gauge the extent of damage caused by the coronavirus await the next set of corporate earnings and economic data. The dollar extended gains. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index opened higher with all sectors and major national gauges in the …