Bloomberg The man in charge of Norway’s trade policies is sanguine about the prospects of the country’s largest export destination potentially leaving the European Union without a deal. Torbjorn Roe Isaksen, Norway’s Trade and Industry Minister, is this week meeting with colleagues in London to discuss trade in the run-up to Brexit and sketch the framework for a permanent agreement …

Bloomberg The world will probably need more power from natural gas in the coming decades than previously thought because low electricity prices during the day could limit the rise in solar plants. The cleanest fossil fuel’s share of the primary energy mix in 2050 will be as much as 29%, according to a report by energy and maritime risk services …

Bloomberg US stock-index futures drifted, failing to pick up momentum from a broad advance in equities in Europe and Asia after more signs emerged that China will move to lessen the trade war’s repercussions. Oil futures rose with the dollar. Gains in the Stoxx Europe 600 Index came in part from the strong rotation into cyclical sectors that had lagged …