Bloomberg Iron ore shipments from the world’s largest bulk-export terminal in Australia swelled to a record, offering fresh evidence of strong supply and underpinning forecasts of lower prices through the year-end. Exports from Port Hedland totaled 42.9 million metric tons in August from 38.7 million in July and 39.2 million a year earlier, data from the Pilbara Ports Authority …

  Riyadh / Reuters Petrochemical shares supported Saudi Arabia’s stock index on Thursday, benefiting from a bounce-back in crude oil prices, while Qatar underperformed as investors sold shares which had risen over the past month. Trade in some markets was thinned by the fact that Middle Eastern bourses will close for Eid al-Adha holidays during all or much of next …

  Bloomberg Stocks in Europe fell the most in two weeks after President Mario Draghi said the European Central Bank didn’t discuss an extension to its bond-buying program at its latest meeting. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index dropped 0.8 percent to 347.62 at 2:32 p.m. in London, extending losses as Draghi explained the ECB’s decision to leave interest rates and …