Occidental Petroleum posts quarterly net loss on Anadarko costs

(Reuters) - Oil and gas producer Occidental Petroleum Corp on Monday reported a quarterly loss, compared with a profit a year earlier, largely due to $969 million (£751.16 million) in costs related to its Anadarko Petroleum purchase.Occidental, which is battling activist investor Carl Icahn over its purchase of rival Anadarko, reported a net loss of $912 million, or $1.08 per share, in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, compared to a profit of $1.87 billion, or $2.44 per share, a year earlier...