Bloomberg Ghana sees the country’s state-owned gas-station operator as the leading bidder to partner Exxon Mobil Corp. to explore for crude at an offshore field, according to two people familiar with the matter. Exxon was awarded exploration and production rights for the Deepwater Cape Three Points block in January and must choose a local partner for a 5 percent stake …

Bloomberg US stocks surged and the dollar strengthened against most major peers and as the Trump Administration sought to deescalate a trade rift with China. Treasury yields climbed as havens such as the yen and gold tumbled. All major equity gauges were higher led by strength in technology companies. The greenback rose after Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said that the …

Bloomberg The gains in Malaysian equities since Mahathir Mohamed’s shock election win haven’t stopped an exodus of foreign money from gathering pace — with this year’s almost $1 billion of overseas inflows into the market at risk of being wiped out. The nation’s stock market had a volatile start following a three-day holiday for the election, before the benchmark inched …