Bloomberg China’s got the world puzzling over its oil hoard. From underground caverns by the Yellow Sea to a scattering of islands in the Yangtze River delta, the government has been stockpiling crude for emergencies in a network of storage sites dotted around the country. Record purchases this year by the world’s biggest energy consumer have helped oil prices …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Dubai and Saudi Arabia led a drop in Gulf equities following a slump in the price of oil stoked by fading prospects for an output deal between major producers. The DFM General Index and Tadawul All Share Index both declined 0.6 percent on Sunday, with the Saudi gauge posting its fourth loss in five sessions as …

  Bloomberg The Federal Reserve may not be the only thing obsessing U.S. investors these days. But going by the rally that followed Janet Yellen’s decision to hold interest rates steady, it’s the biggest thing. Throwing off concerns ranging from falling earnings to the machinations of automated traders, the S&P 500 Index surged 1.2 percent last week, the biggest gain …