Bloomberg The days when energy stocks and price of oil moved in lockstep are now few and far between. Oil may go up but stocks still fall, and in Canada it’s the worst divergence on record. The ratio of the iShares S&P/TSX Capped Energy Index ETF to West Texas Intermediate crude oil is at an all-time low, according to data …

Bloomberg Freyr AS, a startup planning to build one of Europe’s first battery gigafactories in Norway, has a bigger vision for the region: a “Nordic Battery Belt.” The Norwegian company is still gathering approvals, technology licenses and funding for its initial, 40 billion-krone ($4.5 billion) project in northern Norway. But it already sees the scope for as many as four …

Bloomberg Private home sales in Singapore jumped to highest in eight months as a broader economic slowdown spurred investors to park their money in a property market known as a safe haven. Developers in the city-state sold 1,178 apartments in July, an increase of 43% from the previous month, and the highest level since November. Purchases by foreigners more than …