Outlook for oil hit by Saudi budget cuts

Prices under pressure after Riyadh prepares for long-term pain

Brazil’s finances worsen in November

New finance chief Barbosa inherits ballooning fiscal deficit

Biotech rout leaves sector ripe for stockpickers

Analysts say fear of Clinton crackdown cleared out non-experts

Economic data and oil boost global stocks

S&P 500 up 1.1% and looking to fourth consecutive annual gain

Activists aim at muddling midsized banks

US lenders generating subpar returns face pressure to merge

Mast Bros controversy stirs chocolate debate

Claims hipster brand misled consumers shine light on industry

China orders groups to hire ex-soldiers

Businesses told to keep 5% of recruitment for former PLA troops

Lott aims to get Washington working

Ex-Senate majority leader laments lack of dealmaking

Iraqi forces buoyed by PM visit to Ramadi

Iraqi forces reclaim the city from Isis fighters

US regulators eye market controls

Spotlight on exchange traded products after August price swings

Noble Group downgraded to junk by Moody’s

Rating change caps difficult year for commodity trader

Comment & Analysis

New Brooms: Sweeping away the scandals

VW, Toshiba and Industrivärden need to tackle tarnished reputations

Commodity industry wrongfooted by slump

Investors pull away from products weighted towards oil and metals

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Men still dominate at big groups

Progress for women on boards not matched in other senior roles

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