Bloomberg Prime Minister Theresa May was expected start a two-day visit to Northern Ireland on to try to bolster support for her divorce deal with the European Union, as she faces fresh pressure to scrap the so-called backstop plan for the Irish border. The embattled premier has until next week to secure changes to the backstop — the insurance policy ...

Bloomberg Kicking off the year in a T-shirt proclaiming that she “loves, loves the EEA,” Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Soreide hinted at the high-stakes fight that’s brewing in Norway over its relationship with the European Union. Soreide’s show of passion comes 25 years after Norway linked itself to the EU in a free-trade deal as part of the European Economic ...

Bloomberg BP Plc joined its Big Oil peers by giving investors a positive surprise, exceeding profit estimates and earning better returns than its closest European rival. Shares surged by the most in almost three years. New projects delivered an increase in oil and gas output, while the company also worked its existing fields and refineries more efficiently than ever. That ...