Bloomberg Societe Generale SA benefited from higher interest rates and market volatility in the first quarter, helping offset rising costs as the French lender prepares to exit its Russian business. Revenue in the first three months rise 17%, beating analysts’ estimates, driven by its international banking operations, gains in French retail banking and across investment banking units. The Paris-based bank ...

  Bloomberg Opec and its allies once again ratified a small monthly increase in production, even as global markets look set to tighten because the European Union is considering banning supplies from Russia. International consumers have called on Saudi Arabia and its partners to fill the gap left by a boycott of Russian crude and help ease the inflationary pain ...

  Bloomberg Germany signed contracts to charter four floating terminals to import liquefied natural gas in partnership with utilities RWE and Uniper as it races to reduce its energy dependence on Russia. Shipping companies Hoegh LNG and Dynagas will each provide two of the LNG terminals — which together have the capacity to convert at least 20 billion cubic meters ...