- G8 underwhelms; markets look to EU summit
- Hollande expected to push eurobond idea to Merkel
- Risk-on as financials, miners advance; defensives sold
[21 May '12]- G8 underwhelms as euro crisis continues to hamper sentiment
- Cameron warns Eurozone to anticipate Greek exit
- Barclays to offload BlackRock stake
[21 May '12]Cairn Energy, the Scottish oil and gas titan which has blown a fortune in a largely fruitless search for oil and gas off the coast of Greenland, has posted a small first quarter loss.
[17 May '12]Oil giant Cairn Energy has completed the aquisition of Agora Oil and Gas, a Norwegian company with non-operated exploration, appraisal and development assets in the UK and Norwegian North Sea.
[9 May '12]Dividends from firms listed on the FTSE jumped 25% in the first quarter to 18.8 billion pounds, a record for that time of year.
[23 Apr '12]- Int'l Power leads risers after bid from GDF
- Energy stocks lifted by JP Morgan
- Financials weighed down by euro worries
[16 Apr '12]Oil and gas group Cairn Energy was a high riser after saying that Agora Oil and Gas, a firm it is set to buy, has struck oil at its Skarfjell Prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.
[16 Apr '12]- Int'l Power rises strongly after GDF SUEZ bid
- Spanish 10-year bond yield above six per cent
- Lloyds leads financials lower
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