Markets are struggling for direction this morning, with traders still probably dissecting the disappointment of yesterday, which could take some time.Renewed pledges from the G20 meeting to force banks to keep a lot more capital have also hit sentiment while Standard Chartered's comment that income in the first six months is expected to be on a par with the same period of last year has knocked its share price. Barclays and Royal Bank of Scotland are lower.The massive clean-up operation in the Gulf of Mexico continues and has now cost BP $2.65bn (£1.75bn) and the oil giant is stopping almost 23,000 barrels of oil from leaking into the sea. BP, which said last Friday that its bill for the disaster had risen to $2.35bn (£1.57bn) from $2bn (£1.4bn) on the Monday, has so far spent $128m settling 41,000 of 80,000 claims.Housebuilder Taylor Wimpey reports stable conditions in UK and US housing over the past six months but is still wary over prospects in both markets. "In the short term, with ongoing political and economic uncertainty, we continue to run the business on a cautious basis, with selective land investment and an ongoing focus on costs and cash," Taylor said.Telecoms giant BT is to add Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 to its BT Vision subscription TV service. BT Vision customers will be able to view Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 from August 1 after the company inked a deal with British Sky Broadcasting. Pricing packages have not yet been revealed. Defence contractor Cobham has won a microwave modules contract from US company Raytheon Missile Systems. The contract is for $17.4m and has been awarded to Cobham's Sensor Systems business. The microwave modules are used in ground to ground or air to ground missile applications.Online gaming company PartyGaming has been awarded licences by the French gaming regulator, ARJEL, to run online poker and sports betting web sites for French residents. The group can offer sports betting immediately but will have to wait a short while before the French poker market is opened. The regulator is expected to give clearance for poker offerings later this month.Senior, the manufacturer of high technology components and systems, is trading in line with expectations with profits for the first half of 2010 expected to be well ahead of last year. FTSE 250 oil company Premier Oil has had a successful drilling result at its 35% owned Catcher East 28/9 licence in the UK Central North Sea. The Catcher East (28/9 - 1Z) sidetrack well has encountered excellent quality of oil bearing sandstones. Partners Encore and Nautical have rocketed on the back of the news.