Copyright 2015 Bloomberg. Paul Burkhardt (Bloomberg) — Africa’s oil and gas boom is in jeopardy. The dash for resources that saw explorers invest billions of dollars to tap promising oilfields from Ghana on the west coast to Tanzania on the east, is stalling as the global drop in oil prices

©2015 Bloomberg News NOBB9R6K513R (Bloomberg) — The dollar maintained losses, trading near an almost four-month low versus Australia’s currency after stagnant U.S. retail sales data fueled speculation policy makers will put off interest-rate increases. Oil dropped. The Aussie was steady at 81.12 U.S. cents by 9:41 a.m. in Sydney, after jumping