Bloomberg A 1,000-foot ship will likely pull up to a buoy floating in the Gulf of Mexico next year, hook up its hoses and usher the US into a new era as a major oil exporter. The Louisiana Offshore Oil Port, which already handles imports from similar large ships known as Very Large Crude Carriers, or VLCCs, will likely be …

Bloomberg Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., China’s e-commerce giant, plans to invest about $200 million in India’s largest online supermarket, Bigbasket, leading a $280 million funding round in the startup, according to people familiar with the negotiations. Alibaba is taking a stake of about 25 percent in Bigbasket after months of negotiations, said the people, asking not to be identified because …

Bloomberg Bain Capital LP said it is prepared to spend about $900 million or more to acquire digital advertising companies in Asia as it revamps Japan’s No. 3 agency to better compete with rivals like Dentsu Inc. The Boston-based private equity firm acquired 87 percent of shares in Asatsu-DK Inc., in a tender offer, the companies said in statements. Bain …