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FTSE ends lower for 4th day
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index ended in negative territory for a fourth consecutive session on Friday as weakness in commodity stocks and banks outweighed gains from defensive pharmaceuticals. Full Article | Video
FTSE falls 1.4 pct as commodities sag
LONDON (Reuters) - The top share index fell 1.4 percent on Thursday as sagging commodity prices dented miners and energy stocks, while reduced risk appetite hurt banks. Full Article
TNK-BP looking at oil refining acquisitions
LONDON (Reuters) - Russian oil company TNK-BP is looking at acquisitions or joint ventures as a means of growing in the oil refining sector, a senior company executive said on Wednesday. Full Article
FTSE ends lower; M&S up on new CEO
LONDON (Reuters) - The top shares ticked down on Wednesday, with weakness in food retailers and tobacco firms outpacing gains in miners and energy firms, while Marks & Spencer was boosted by the appointment of a new chief executive. Full Article | Video
FTSE hits 14-month closing high
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 hit its highest closing level in more than 14 months on Monday as a weaker dollar sparked a rally in metals prices and some upbeat U.S. data lifted market sentiment. Full Article
Barsky cleared to become TNK-BP's CEO
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Maxim Barsky will become the new chief of Russian oil firm TNK-BP, sources close to the company told Reuters on Friday after co-owner BP agreed to the preferred candidate of its four Russian billionaire partners. Full Article
FTSE closes at three week high
LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 hit its highest close in three weeks on Thursday as British Airways soared with investors cheered as a merger with Iberia looked imminent, while gains were also powered by strength in banks. Full Article | Video
Resource nationalism ups political risk premiums
LONDON (Reuters) - Political risk insurance premiums have risen across emerging markets in the last year, fuelled by rising resource nationalism and unrest linked to the financial crisis as well as a renewed concern over risk amongst investors. Full Article
Total, Statoil profits plummet
LONDON (Reuters) - France's Total and Norwegian rival Statoil have added to the downbeat tone from the oil industry, promising to tackle a tough environment with cost cuts as they announced big drops in third-quarter profit. Full Article
BP in Iraq's 1st big post-invasion oil deal
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Oil major BP and China's CNPC on Tuesday signed Iraq's first major new oil deal since the 2003 U.S. invasion, snapping up a development contract for the Rumaila oilfield, one of the world's biggest. Full Article
