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BP confirms Rosneft talks
Monday 22 Oct 2012
BP has confirmed it is in advanced talks with Russian state oil firm Rosneft over the sale of its 50 per cent interest in TNK-BP.
Salamander spuds first well at Thai drilling campaign
Monday 22 Oct 2012
FTSE 250 oil and gas group Salamander Energy has announced the spading of the Bualaung B8/38-8 (NW-1) well, making the start of its exploration campaign in the Greater Bualuang area, offshore Gulf of Thailand.
Worker dies at New World's Czech mine
Monday 22 Oct 2012
One of New World Resources' employees was fatally injured at a mine in the Czech Republic at the weekend, the Central Europe-focused coal and coke producer revealed on Monday morning.
Monday newspaper round-up: Smaller companies, British mining, ENRC
Monday 22 Oct 2012
An improvement in the health of smaller companies has led to a drop in the number of businesses going bust. Business insolvencies fell by 3.1% in September, compared with a year earlier, according to Experian. Companies with fewer than 50 staff experienced the biggest improvement, with 10% fewer becoming insolvent. While the picture also improved for companies employing more than 500 staff, there
Salamander spuds first well at Thai drilling campaign
Monday 22 Oct 2012
FTSE 250 oil and gas group Salamander Energy has announced the spading of the Bualaung B8/38-8 (NW-1) well, making the start of its exploration campaign in the Greater Bualuang area, offshore Gulf of Thailand.
BP confirms Rosneft talks
Monday 22 Oct 2012
BP has confirmed it is in advanced talks with Russian state oil firm Rosneft over the sale of its 50 per cent interest in TNK-BP.
Sunday newspaper round-up: RBS, BP, Asos
Friday 19 Oct 2012
Nationwide is considering a takeover bid for the 316 bank branches that have been put back up for sale by Royal Bank of Scotland. Britain’s biggest building society is mulling a possible offer following the collapse of a £1.65bn deal to sell the network to Santander UK. RBS, which has to dispose of the business by the end of next year to avoid a fine from the European commission, is scrambling to
Barclays to cut jobs at EMEA equities division
Friday 19 Oct 2012
Barclays is planning on cutting jobs at its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) equities division in an effort to scale back costs.
US pre-open: Microsoft's turn to disappoint
Friday 19 Oct 2012
Yesterday's weaker trend is set to continue on Friday, with investors seeing plenty of reasons to bank the week's gains after a spate of disappointing earnings announcements.
London midday: Stocks fall as investors await Eurozone developments
Friday 19 Oct 2012
EU summit in focus; US corporate results disappoint; Aggreko and Bunzl provide a drag on the FTSE 100.
Broker snap: Negative catalysts on their way for Barclays, says Nomura
Friday 19 Oct 2012
Nomura has retained its 'reduce' recommendation and 210p target price for Barclays following the revelation of more PPI provisions, saying that the bank is entering a period of potential negative catalysts.
Broker snap: Brokers upbeat about Aggreko despite sell-off
Friday 19 Oct 2012
The market reaction to Aggreko's third-quarter trading update on Friday was far from positive, but analysts on the whole have retained their upbeat long-term stances on the stock with the majority recommending investors to 'buy on weakness'.
Friday broker round-up - UPDATE
Friday 19 Oct 2012
Aggreko, Avacta, Barclays, BP, Bunzl, Burberry, Chariot, CRH, Debenhams, Dechra, Drax, EMIS, Go-Ahead, Imperial, Inmarsat, Johnson Service, Jupiter, Keller, Lancashire, Lloyds, Man, McBride, Rank, Redrow, Rockhopper, RBS, Sinclair, Spectris, St James's Place, Standard Life, UBM, Vertu, Whitbread, William Hill
William Hill unseats boss of online division
Friday 19 Oct 2012
William Hill has got the bean counters in as it ponders whether to exercise its right to buy up gaming software firm Playtech's minority stake in the William Hill Online (WHO) business.
Monday newspaper round-up: Smaller companies, British mining, ENRC
Friday 19 Oct 2012
An improvement in the health of smaller companies has led to a drop in the number of businesses going bust. Business insolvencies fell by 3.1% in September, compared with a year earlier, according to Experian. Companies with fewer than 50 staff experienced the biggest improvement, with 10% fewer becoming insolvent. While the picture also improved for companies employing more than 500 staff, there
Friday newspaper round-up: Tesco, Vodafone, Redrow
Thursday 18 Oct 2012
Tesco Bank has sparked a possible mortgage price war by taking advantage of cheap government money to launch cut-price deals. Chief executive Benny Higgins unveiled what he called “market-leading rates” after announcing that Tesco was accessing the Bank of England’s Funding For Lending Scheme. Edinburgh-based Tesco Bank is now offering two-year fixed mortgages with rates starting at 1.99 per
Commodities: Crude futures dip on lower dollar and mixed economic reports
Thursday 18 Oct 2012
Crude Oil futures dipped on Thursday, pressed lower by a stronger dollar and mixed economic data.
Premier Oil offers to exchange convertible bonds
Thursday 18 Oct 2012
Oil company Premier Oil is inviting holders of its guaranteed convertible bonds due 2014 to trade them in for similar bonds due in 2018.
FX headwinds slow Bunzl's growth
Thursday 18 Oct 2012
Distribution and outsourcing group Bunzl said the third quarter saw a moderation in the underlying revenue growth rate, particularly in North America, where the company is going up against tough comparatives.
Broker snap: Go-Ahead's new profit target is 'feasible', says Jefferies
Thursday 18 Oct 2012
Jefferies has maintained its 'hold' rating and 1,220p target price for transport group Go-Ahead, saying that while the new target for bus profits should be well-received, there is still some uncertainty surrounding rail franchises.
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