Demolition boss fails in bid to overturn CMA ban for role in illegal cartel February 8, 2024 The CMA struck him off after he was found to be "personally involved in 2 breaches of competition law affecting contracts for demolition services with a total value of over £30 million".
‘France promised to be all I enjoy about rugby. They’ve let me down’ February 7, 2024 When Ben O’Keeffe blew his full-time whistle last Saturday afternoon it marked the conclusion of round one of the Six Nations. And amid the feelings of what could have been for Scotland after their Wales scare or for England with Italy breathing down their necks, it was France who left a longstanding and unsavoury aftertaste [...]
FTSE 100 close: Strong BP results powers London markets higher February 6, 2024 London's FTSE indexes posted strong gains on Tuesday morning as a bumper buyback announcement from BP sent the capital's premier index higher.
TalkTalk buys half-a-million Shell Energy customers in deal with Octopus February 6, 2024 TalkTalk has bought almost 500,000 Shell Energy customers in a deal with Octopus Energy.
Media tycoon Richard Desmond’s lottery firm files claim against Gambling Commission February 6, 2024 According to the High Court filing system, the parties have instructed UK-US law firm Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner (BCLP) to bring the case to the Technology and Construction Court (TCC).
BP promises bumper share buyback as new boss hails profit beat February 6, 2024 BP has increased its buyback programme to $3.5bn for the start of 2024
USA & ESG in 2024 February 5, 2024 As ESG awareness and disclosure has been growing in the USA over the past few years, so too has the anti-ESG movement – as detailed by my colleague Kit last year. Just last week, Texas announced it had banned Barclays from participating as an underwriter in the state’s municipal bond market for failure to respond [...]
With Auchincloss in place, can BP go green and print green? February 5, 2024 The US giants Exxon and Chevron have reported their second-highest profits since David Cameron and Barack Obama were leading the free world. Across the pond, Shell also posted some rather handsome results last week.Next in line to report is BP, the little brother of the group in a market cap sense, which will update the [...]
Biden’s liquified natural gas halt sparks outcry from energy giants February 4, 2024 The US President’s pause on pending and future permits to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to non-Free Trade Agreement countries is facing backlash from some of the world’s biggest energy giants. The oil sector’s top brass, including Shell’s CEO, have criticised Joe Biden’s move to put on hold any approvals for LNG export terminals, saying [...]
Shell takes second place behind Exxon in oil supermajor earnings February 2, 2024 US oil heavyweights Chevron and Exxon have beaten a subdued global oil price to post their second-biggest profits in ten years.