Kurdistan reasserted its right to export oil independently to the United States and other countries on Tuesday despite a court ruling in favor of the Iraqi federal government, which has sought to block crude sales from the autonomous region. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit...

 Central bank Governor Chadli Ayari said Tunisia may sell U.S.-backed bonds this year to shore up public finances as militant attacks take a toll on the country. The U.S. has agreed “in principle” to guarantee the bonds, Ayari said in an interview in Cairo. Ayari added that he...

Crude oil prices fell on Friday as a stronger dollar, Saudi Arabia's dismissal of a producer summit and a lower price forecast by Goldman Sachs weighed, with prices headed for a weekly loss despite rallying in the previous session. October Brent, the global oil benchmark,...

ISIS militants have got their hands on Syrian cotton production, worrying manufacturers even though there appears little risk for now that ISIS-linked clothes could end up on the catwalk or in your closet. After seizing oil and grain fields to fund their offensive, ISIS militants have also...