Bloomberg The largest Persian Gulf producer that’s not an Opec member is combining state-run oil investment and refining companies to form a business that spans pumping crude and natural gas to processing and trading fuels. Government-owned Oman Oil Co and Oman Oil Refineries & Petroleum Industries Co (Orpic) named Musab Abdullah Al Mahruqi as chief executive officer of the merged ...

Bloomberg UK asking prices fell from a year earlier for the first time since 2011, led by declines in London and among the most expensive properties. Asking prices slipped 0.2 percent to 302,023 pounds ($387,000), according to Rightmove. Prices were 1.7 percent lower compared with October, the biggest drop for the month since 2012, the property website said on Monday. ...

Bloomberg US stocks were lower, reversing gains from late last week, as investors grew pessimistic about escalating trade tensions between the Trump Administration and China. Treasuries declined, the dollar steadied and gold fell. All major US equity benchmarks fell, led by the Nadaq 100 Index as tech shares slumped. Apple Inc. sank 2.3 percent following reports that it had cut ...