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Marks & Spencer shares rally after brokers show support

03.09.09

Shares in the UK’s best-known retailer Marks & Spencer were heading back towards their high for the year today with the help of another broker’s recommendation ... more

Oil alert! Fears grow rising prices will kill economic recovery

03.09.09

Energy analysis: Informed City opinion has it that rising fuel costs arguably hurt companies and consumers far worse than the credit crunch... more

'Giant discovery' sends BP's shares soaring

02.09.09

Oil major BP reports a "giant discovery" in the Gulf of Mexico sending its shares to a new high for the year... more

Disasters are good for business at Beazley

27.07.09

Lloyd’s of London insurer Beazley today boasted best-ever first-half results as the cost of buying protection against natural disasters such as hurricanes soared ... more

Play croquet on The Mall and learn street secrets

11.06.09

The Mall is to be turned into a grass court for a 17th-century version of croquet-cum-lacrosse... more

Funding worries as the hurricane season starts

01.06.09

Today marks the official start of the hurricane season and insurers and US energy companies are warning that there is a shortage of capital to cover potential disasters ... more

Shell motors past BP with 71% rise in profit to Ł6.6bn

30.10.08

Royal Dutch Shell made even bigger profits than arch-rival BP in the last three months, on the back of record oil prices... more

BHP puts faith in Oz oil and gas

27.10.08

Energy: Resources giant BHP Billiton says it has "outstanding" opportunities for growth in Australia's oil and gas sector and is assessing five major petroleum projects... more

Lloyd's facing Ł1.4bn in Gulf storms claims

21.10.08

Lloyd's of London expects to face net claims of Ł1.36 billion for Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which ripped through the Gulf of Mexico earlier this year... more

Crude price dives on stronger dollar

29.09.08

Brent Crude plunged back below $100 a barrel as fears gripped the market once more of a slowing worldwide economy... more

Traders report ‘total panic’ as oil price plunge continues

16.09.08

Energy: The oil price was plummeting on Tuesday, registering its biggest falls in four years and down below $90 a barrel — less than a week after it crashed back through $100 a barrel... more

Oil dives on new economic fears

15.09.08

Energy: The oil price tumbled as much as $7 a barrel as the Lehman Brothers collapse sparked renewed fears about the state of the global economy... more

Analysis: Cautious optimism that market is easing at last

08.09.08

Spirits were lifted in the City with a rare burst of good news after a year of almost unremitting gloom... more

Shell finds only minor storm damage

05.09.08

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

Hurricane Ike upgraded to ‘dangerous’

04.09.08

Hurricane Ike strengthened into an “extremely dangerous” category four hurricane early this morning... more

Hurricane highs and lows for the insurers

02.09.08

The oil price ticked up as Hurricane Gustav headed for the oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico. Now it appears to be losing strength and passing through without inflicting anything like the damage we saw in 2005 when Katrina flooded New Orleans, prices seem to be sliding down again... more

Oil price drops on relief as Gustav spares the platforms

01.09.08

The price of oil fell as Hurricane Gustav swept quickly through the Gulf of Mexico's offshore oil platforms without developing into a Hurricane Katrina-sized Category 5 storm... more

Oil price is powered by fears of a hurricane

29.08.08

The oil price shot up again amid fears of hurricane damage to oil platforms and refineries in the Gulf of Mexico... more

Gustav keeps oil price on the rise

28.08.08

Oil prices rose for a fourth day in a row as New Orleans braced itself to take a possible hit from Tropical Storm Gustav, now heading for the Gulf of Mexico coast... more

Gulf of Mexico storm lifts oil

26.08.08

Oil prices edge above $115 a barrel on concerns that Tropical Storm Gustav may strengthen and disrupt oil operations in the Gulf of Mexico... more

Greenland may be hot - Cairn

26.08.08

Cairn energy is investigating potential new sources of crude in Greenland, where Sir Bill Gammell reckons there could be 50 billion barrels waiting... more

Oil slips as storm fears blow over

19.08.08

The oil price fell to almost $112 a barrel today as concerns over supply disruptions in the Gulf of Mexico eased after a tropical storm caused no major damage... more

Market report: Website threat makes it all wrong for Rightmove

18.08.08

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War and weather set to send prices soaring at pumps

13.08.08

Motorists face another huge rise in petrol and diesel prices... more

Commodities worry hits oil and gold

05.08.08

Prices on the slide as belief began to take hold that the commodities bubble of recent months is bursting... more

BHP scales new heights but warns of Chilean output fall

23.07.08

Global mining giant BHP Billiton has produced another stellar quarterly production report, with a new record in iron-ore output and big gains in oil and gas as new projects pick up speed... more