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Company 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
Read moreWith US stocks set to open high on the back of the tax-cuts deal between president Obama and the Republican party, London's blue-chips added to the morning's gains over the lunch time session. US president Barack Obama has said that he will agree to a two-year extension on tax-cuts from the Bush er
Read moreResurgent oil giant BP set itself a target back in July of raising $30bn in asset sales by the end of 2011 and is already two thirds of the way to that total, with assets in the North Sea said to be next to go on the chopping block. News agency reports quoting an unnamed company insider suggest tha
Read moreShares in BP are not far short of having recovered half the fall brought about by the Deepwater Horizon tragedy. There is a growing optimism, both within the company and on the stock market, that the damage from the disaster may not be as bad as had been feared. Some of the $20bn fund ring-fenced
Read moreWith crude trading near a 26-month high, oil stocks are in demand. Big hitters such as BP, BG and Cairn Energy are posting gains, but it is not all cheer in the sector. Desire Petroleum's shares have collapsed after it said it has plugged and abandoned the 14/15-2 Rachel North well. Alternative en
Read moreSpain and Ireland are set to launch large-scale privatisation programmes as they fight to preserve market faith in their turnaround plans. The Spanish government is looking at auctioning stakes in its national lottery operator and airports, while Ireland will look at privatisations in its electricit
Read moreBP has agreed to invest $2.5bn in the Sunrise oil sands project in Alberta, Canada, its first major investment since the Gulf of Mexico spillage. The UK firm, which owns 50% of the project in northern Alberta, said it was "a significant milestone" for the company and represented a "40-year secure a
Read moreThe euro slid to a two-month low against the dollar, trading at $1.31, and to 84p against sterling as traders turned their attention to other fiscally enfeebled EU countries after the €85bn bailout of Ireland. Yields on Spanish government bonds hit their highest level since the introduction of the
Read moreUK shares are set to begin the week in better shape than the weather. The FTSE 100 is expected to add almost 30 points in early trade, with Ireland's bail-out and tensions on the Korean peninsula still likely to dominate headlines. BP has sold its stake in Argentina-based oil and gas company Pan A
Read moreBP has sold its stake in Argentina-based oil and gas company Pan American Energy (PAE) to Bridas Corporation for $7.06bn (£4.52bn) in cash. The acquisition of BP's 60% will give Bridas, which already owns 40% of the business, full control when the deal completes in 2011. It also puts BP firmly on
Read moreCommuters into London from Essex and East Anglia and train passengers in Liverpool could be the guinea pigs in a radical break-up and part-privatisation of Network Rail. The Department for Transport is set to consider reforms that could promote the "vertical integration" of parts of the network, al
Read moreOil giant BP is tapping further into the Indonesian market after gaining a 100% interest in the North Arafura project in onshore Papua Province. Signed in Jakarta Friday, the oil and gas production share contract gives BP the potential to expand its position in Papura, "an area with huge potential
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