Bloomberg Hurricane Florence may make gasoline more expensive along the East Coast as drivers fuel up ahead of the storm, while missing key refinery and storage hubs. “Motorists can expect spikes in pump prices to be brief, but possibly dramatic,” Jeanette Casselano, a spokeswoman for AAA, said. “A storm like this typically causes an increase in fuel purchases in the …

Bloomberg European oil majors are looking for more than just deepwater gushers in Brazil. They also plan to profit from the country’s abundant wind and sunshine. Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Total SA and Equinor ASA have all pledged in recent weeks to invest in Brazilian renewables. The push could more than double wind and solar’s share of Brazil’s energy mix …

Bloomberg Bank of Montreal (BOM)’s chief executive officer says he doesn’t need to make another acquisition to meaningfully lift earnings from the US. “If we continue doing the things that we’re doing organically, I could see a third of the bank coming from US earnings,” Chief Executive Officer Darryl White, 47, said. “To get beyond that you’d have to resume …