Investors in AstraZeneca were left with a bitter pill to swallow amid talk that a lack of innovation at the drug-maker could prompt it to shrink and even be taken over... more
Swiss drugs firm Roche says Nestlé chief Paul Bulcke, Lufthansa head Christoph Franz and Royal Dutch Shell boss Peter Voser will stand for election to its board of directors next year... more
Royal Dutch Shell announces an 88% surge in profits to $4.9 billion in the third quarter, meaning it made more than $53 million a day during the period... more
Market Round-up: Shares in the owner of London’s Tilbury docks Forth Ports surge after the ports-to-property group says it has spurned the advances of its suitor again... more
The chief executive of Royal Dutch Shell announces the firm will scale back growth in Canadian tar sands amid backlash from shareholders and environmentalists... more
The bulls are back in town. After the stock market enjoyed its best week this year last week, with the FTSE 100 gaining 6.3%, shares in London were on the rise again today ... more
Royal Dutch Shell unveiled plans for a radical shake-up affecting 24,000 staff as new chief executive Peter Voser asserted his authority in the boardroom... more
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum insists it will not be forced into asset sales, and believes it can raise funds of up to $1.7 billion from the debt markets... more
Energy: Royal Dutch Shell reported a 28% slump in fourth-quarter profits as the oil price collapsed, but still notched up a record haul for the year... more
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about £204 million will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses... more
Energy: Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum today warned that about A$430 million (£204.1 million) will be wiped off this year’s profit as it puts its ambitious Californian project on hold and takes foreign exchange losses.... more
Shell Oil expects to restart most of its operations in the Gulf of Mexico over the next few days following their shutdown ahead of Hurricane Gustav last week... more
Oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum, 34%-owned by Royal Dutch Shell, has seen first-half net profit rise 67% on higher crude prices and output from a new oil project off Australia’s northwest coast... more
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