Bloomberg Oil held gains near a two-month high after data showed US production growth slowing at a time when Opec cuts and American sanctions on Venezuela have already eased concerns over a supply glut. Futures in New York rose as much 0.9 percent to reach the highest intraday level since November 21, after adding 2.7 percent. Opec’s crude output fell …

TOKYO / WAM Japan imported from the United Arab Emirates 22.778 million barrels of crude oil in December 2018, data released by the Agency of Energy and Natural Resource in Tokyo showed. This accounts for 24.5% of Japan’s total crude imports, the agency that belong to the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, said. Saudi Arabia provided 39.437 million barrels, …

Bloomberg US stocks rose for a fourth day, with technology shares leading the advance as investors awaited fresh catalysts after digesting solid American economic data and inconclusive trade talks in Washington. The S&P 500 overcame morning weakness to push higher, while Nvidia, Adobe, Microsoft and Apple led the Nasdaq indexes to solid advances. Alphabet reports earnings after the closing bell. …