Bloomberg Trafigura Group Ltd. racked up a 92 percent gain in profit in the first half of its financial year, taking advantage of price swings in the petroleum market and a dominant position exporting crude from the US. Joining peers in a strong performance, the third-biggest independent oil trader’s net income jumped to $426 million in the six months to …

Bloomberg Connecticut is set to massively increase investment in offshore wind after the state Senate passed a bill to require utilities to buy as much as 2 gigawatts of the renewable energy source, equivalent to almost a third of the state’s electricity needs. Regulators will have 14 days to produce a plan to solicit bids from developers. Previously, the state …

Bloomberg US stocks struggled to hold onto a sixth straight gain as investors weighed the outlook for trade talks and interest rate policy. Treasuries were steady and the dollar edged higher. The S&P 500 Index erased most of its advance near midday as gains in tech hardware makers were offset by losses for industrial companies. Mining and automobile shares pulled …