Brazil's central bank said El Nifio is elevating climate risks above normal levels.

On Sept. 23 the Zhejiang Provincial Development and Reform Commission held a meeting to advance key service-sector work, directing authorities to prioritize high-value, characteristic service tracks using the 80/20 rule and tailor strategies to local conditions. It instructed officials to focus on firms and platforms, leverage professional markets and digital-economy platforms to drive cluster formation and demonstration effects, produce concrete itemized work lists, and accelerate planning and delivery of a set of landmark outcomes.

BP is considering a bid for Devon Energy's Eagle Ford assets, sources say. The company has spent recent weeks evaluating acquisition targets to expand its US shale oil business.