Bloomberg US technology shares slipped on speculation Apple Inc.’s phone sales will fall short of estimates, with trading volumes thin on the day after Christmas. Oil jumped after reports of a pipeline explosion in Libya. The Nasdaq Composite Index fell while the S&P 500 edged lower, with Apple and some of its suppliers among the worst performers. Energy shares rallied …

Reuters Saudi Arabia’s stock market rose in a mostly weak Gulf region on Tuesday after data showed deflationary pressure on the economy easing, while Egypt also gained but trading volume remained very low because of the end-of-year holiday period. The Saudi index rose 0.4 percent as real estate developer Dar Al Arkan, the most heavily traded stock, jumped 7.8 percent …

BEIJING / Reuters Russia held on as China’s largest crude oil supplier for the ninth month in a row in November, also topping Saudi Arabia for the year so far, Chinese customs data showed on Tuesday. Shipments from Russia in November reached 5.12 million tonnes, or 1.26 million barrels per day (bpd), up 11 percent from a year ago, according …