Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a quarterly loss, compared with a profit a year earlier, largely due to $969 million (£751.16 million) in costs related to its Anadarko Petroleum purchase.

Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a quarterly loss, compared with a profit a year earlier, largely due to $969 million (£751.16 million) in costs related to its Anadarko Petroleum purchase.

By Rania El Gamal, Marwa Rashad, Saeed Azhar and Davide Barbuscia

Plans to finalise an Asia-wide trade deal at a summit in Bangkok this weekend were uncertain after new demands raised by India in the negotiations to create the world’s largest trading bloc.

World equity markets surged and crude oil prices jumped on Friday after a stronger-than-expected U.S. employment report, a surprise bounce in Chinese manufacturing and optimism over U.S.-China trade talks tamped down fears of slowing global growth.

Pinterest Inc on Thursday fell short of Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue, sending its shares down 20% in extended trading.

Facebook Inc beat analysts’ estimates for quarterly revenue on Wednesday, driven by a steady rise in advertising.

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday cut interest rates for the third time this year to help sustain U.S. growth despite a slowdown in other parts of the world, but signaled no further reductions ahead unless the economy takes a turn for the worse.

U.S. short-term interest rate futures on Wednesday pared earlier gains after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for a third time this year and signalled it would pause to assess any further need to ease policy.

Last week in the Gen Y Planning blog, I discussed what you should consider if you’re thinking of refinancing your mortgage. This week, let’s look at another form of debt keeping millennials up at night: student loans. When you refinance your student loans, you trade your federal or private loans for a private loan with […]