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COLUMN-Divided judges nudge BP lawsuit closer to U.S. Supreme Court: Kemp

By John Kemp LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - BP has finally found a court prepared to look sympathetically on its arguments about the eligibility and calculation of compensation claims stemming from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In the ruling published on Wednesday, a panel of three fede

US STOCKS-Wall Street drops as shutdown enters third day

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * S&P 500 on track for ninth loss in past 11 sessions * Jobless claims come in below expectations in latest week * Indexes down: Dow 0.7 pct, S&P 0.8 pct, Nasdaq 0.6 pct By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reute

US STOCKS-Futures imply losses at the open on govt uncertainty

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * Jobless claims come in below expectations in latest week * Tesla shares fall in premarket * Futures down: Dow 38 pts, S&P 2.9 pts, Nasdaq 5.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index

MARKET PULSE- Eli Lilly, Tesla Motors, BP, Constellation Brands

(For more market insights, including options activity, click on ; for the Day Ahead newsletter http://link.reuters.com/mex49s; for the Morning News Call newsletter, http://link.reuters.com/nex49s) U.S. stock index futures fell on Thursday amid lingering market uncertainty as a partial U.S. gov

US STOCKS-Futures fall on uncertainty over when shutdown will end

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * Shutdown may delay Fed ability to gauge need for stimulus * Jobless claims seen rising; Sept ISM services index on tap * Futures down: Dow 38 pts, S&P 3.1 pts, Nasdaq 5.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3

UK WINNERS & LOSERS: Phorm Jumps; Supermarkets Rebound

London midday: Stocks edge higher as data offsets US shutdown

Markets were rangebound on Thursday as investors focused on mixed economic data as the US government shutdown extended into its third day. "With little contagion from across the pond, at least until markets open, European indices are a touch higher this morning aided and abetted by positive corpora

US STOCKS-Futures fall on uncertainty over when impasse will end

* Government shutdown enters third day, no end in sight * Shutdown may delay Fed ability to gauge need for stimulus * Jobless claims seen rising; Sept ISM services index on tap * Futures down: Dow 38 pts, S&P 4.7 pts, Nasdaq 5.5 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Oct 3

STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-BP up, wins reprieve over Gulf spill payouts

Shares in BP rise 1 percent to 436.70 pence, among the top gainers on Britain's FTSE 100, after the energy company wins a legal reprieve in a case related to settlements over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "This is a small, albeit important, bit of news for BP. We think that the market

London open: Stocks snap losing streak after Chinese data

Markets opened with small gains on Thursday morning as investors turned their focus away from another day of the US government shutdown and instead concentrated on a raft of economic data. While the continuing budget impasse Stateside will lead to non-essential government agencies being shut for a

Thursday newspaper round-up: BP, Deadlock, Lloyds

BP has reached a milestone in its legal battle to limit its compensation settlement for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster, following a favourable ruling from a US court. The Fifth Circuit appeals court in New Orleans on Wednesday night approved an injunction to stop payments to businesses that had

London pre-open: FTSE to edge higher ahead of EU data

City sources predict the FTSE 100 will open around six points higher than yesterday's close of 6,437.50, as US benchmarks picked up off their lows. That said, US stocks still finished Wednesday's session with moderate losses as concerns about the looming debt-ceiling deadline and the ongoing budget

BP 'extremely pleased' as US court halts settlements over oil spill

British oil major BP has said it is 'extremely pleased' with the decision by the US appeals court to halt some payments related to claims over the giant oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico back in 2010. BP had asked the courts for compensation assessment standards to be tightened to limit compensation

BP rallies after winning legal reprieve over Gulf spill payments

LONDON, Oct 3 (Reuters) - Shares in BP rose 1.7 percent in early trade on Thursday, the top gainer on Britain's FTSE 100, after the energy company won a legal reprieve in a case related to settlements over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. For more, please click on. (Reporting by Toni Vo

UPDATE 3-BP evacuates some workers ahead of Gulf of Mexico storm

* BP evacuating some workers ahead of low-pressure system in US Gulf * Other oil producers monitoring weather HOUSTON, Oct 2 (Reuters) - A looming low-pressure storm system prompted BP Plc to evacuate workers not essential for production from its four oil and gas platforms in the Gulf