Bloomberg India’s biggest aluminum producer Vedanta Ltd. is prioritising controlling costs as it embarks on expanding capacity, according to CEO. Vedanta plans to double alumina capacity at its refinery in the eastern state of Odisha to 4 million tons over the next 2.5 years and raise aluminum smelter production capability by 30% to 3 million tons “at an all-in cost …

Bloomberg Occidental Petroleum Corp. has received over $75 billion in orders for its bond sale to help finance its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum Corp., according to people familiar with the matter. It’s the biggest demand for a debt deal since Saudi Arabia’s Aramco received more than $100 billion in orders in April and a sign that investors are willing to …

Bloomberg The co-founder of Neil Woodford’s investment firm is selling two properties with a combined asking price of about 15 million pounds ($18 million), the Times of London reported, citing documents related to a private sale. Craig Newman, who worked with Woodford at Invesco Perpetual before they started their own firm, seeks 10mn pounds for a house in Oxfordshire, England, …