(Reuters) -Oil prices rose on Monday, paring last week's loss, on fears of a widening conflict in the Middle East following a rocket strike in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which Israel and the United States blamed on Lebanese armed group Hezbollah. Brent crude futures gained 33 cents, or 0.4%, to $81.46 a barrel at 0425 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate...

July 28 (Reuters) - Northern Oil and Gas ( NOG ) said on Sunday that it would acquire certain assets of private equity-owned Point Energy Partners in a joint acquisition with Vital Energy Inc ( VTLE ) for $1.1 billion. ...

July 29 (Reuters) - Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche plans to fast-track its anti-obesity drugs to challenge Eli Lilly ( LLY ) and Novo Nordisk after unveiling promising data for a weight-loss pill, the Financial Times reported on Monday. Thomas Schinecker, CEO of Roche told the newspaper that their first obesity drugs would come to market significantly faster than people are...

In an interesting turn of events, lesser-known Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC)-labeled coins outperformed the apex cryptocurrency in 24-hour gains. What Happened: Bitcoin Cash spiked over 7% in the last 24 hours, becoming the market's second-best-performing cryptocurrency.  The $8-billion market cap coin soared to a one-month high, witnessing a 40% jump in trading volumes.  Meanwhile, Bitcoin SV lifted nearly 4% during the...