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Domestic economic data has failed to jolt the top share index into life, but a raft of data from the US could trigger a move above 6,000 points later this afternoon. Mortgage lending fell to a 20-month low in November new figures from the British Bankers' Association (BBA) show, underlining the wea
Read moreBlue chips have had a first stab at hitting the magic 6,000 level following gains in the US overnight and are regrouping after falling just one point short. Insurer Old Mutual is among the early winners, followed by Sainsbury's and Kingfisher, but ARM is giving back a little of yesterday's big gain
Read moreIt was hard going for the leading index Thursday, with gains among some of the more unfashionable blue chip names just about cancelling losses at BP and heavyweight miners. The FTSE 100 struck a new 2½-year intraday high early in the session, but that was as good as it got, and only a sudden improv
Read moreFootsie is still looking for direction following a mixed start on Wall Street. Oil giant BP is under pressure after news last night that the US government is to sue over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill It filed a civil lawsuit against BP and eight other companies over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig exp
Read moreFootsie remains below the 5,900 point mark having earlier surpassed that level to hit 2½-year highs, with BP still holding the leading share index back. The oil giant is under pressure after news last night that the US government is to sue BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill It filed a civil lawsu
Read moreShares are in indecisive mode again this morning though company updates have sparked investor interest. News last night the US government is to sue BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has sent shares in the oil giant lower, though not drastically. It filed a civil lawsuit against BP and eight othe
Read moreLast night's dip in the US looks like trimming a handful of points off London's leading index first thing Thursday. The FTSE 100 is reckoned to be about 5 points lower in early deals, according to futures prices. BP will be in the spotlight. The company and its partners were handed writs by the US
Read moreShares in BP were under pressure Thursday after the US government filed a civil lawsuit against it and eight other companies over the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion and the subsequent oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. The complaint, which has been filed at a District Court in New Orleans, names
Read moreThe United States Government filed a civil lawsuit last night against BP and eight other companies implicated in the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion that killed 11 workers and led to America's worst oil spill. The lawsuit would leave the British oil company liable for significant fines under the
Read moreLondon's leading share index finished at its highest closing level in more than two years as buoyancy in the US helped shake Footsie out of its early sluggishness. Better than expected retail sales in the world's biggest economy in November heartened traders. Here, it was company updates that sen
Read moreShares have crept higher after a decent start on Wall Street, but the gains are modest amid a mixed reception for company updates. Whitbread, the company behind Costa Coffee and the Premier Inn hotel chain, posted another strong set of numbers though there were a few signs of weakness and the share
Read moreCompany updates have given investors plenty to mull over today, but shares are little changed overall. Whitbread, the company behind Costa Coffee and the Premier Inn hotel chain, posted another strong set of numbers though there were a few signs of weakness and the shares have fallen. Another boo
Read moreOil giant BP is to sell nearly all of its exploration and production assets in Pakistan for $775m (£490m) as it continues its programme to divest up to $30bn of assets by the end of 2011. It is selling the assets to United Energy Group. BP has made rapid progress in its asset sale programme, whic
Read moreIndications that BP's Deepwater Horizon drill rig in the Gulf of Mexico was in trouble were missed by a technician because he took a 10-minute smoking break. Investigators looking into the explosion on April 20 that killed 11 rig workers and resulting catastrophic oil spill were told that Joseph Ke
Read moreIreland's government unveiled an historic €6bn austerity package as it sought to unlock desperately needed loans from the European Union and International Monetary Fund. Brian Lenihan, the Finance Minister, revealed a series of draconian budget measures including an assault on social welfare, depar
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