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Navigating a low oil price
Opinion The low price of oil has thrown up a few opportunities for canny investors. Professional stockpicker Simon Gergel reveals three of his favourites.
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Big Oil, big trouble
News Profits are plunging at major oil companies, with Shell cutting back on exploration and extraction.
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Will BP cut its dividend?
News The renewed wobble in crude was accompanied by a 10% slide in BP’s shares, putting the dividend under pressure.
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BP shares yield an incredible 8% – but can it really keep paying out?
Features BP has had a terrible few years, yet has promised to keep paying its dividend. Is that tempting yield of 8% really as safe as it sounds? Matthew Partridge investigates.
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BP suffers a 40% profits drop
News Oil major BP attempted to reassure investors that it will be able to maintain its dividend, as it unveiled a 40% drop in underlying profits.
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BP moves to end long legal battle
Features Last week BP agreed to settle all government lawsuits surrounding the Deepwater Horizon disaster for a total of $18.7bn. Matthew Partridge looks at where the oil giant goes from here, and whether its worth buying.
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Make BP a protected champion? When did we turn into France?
Opinion We're not meant to have 'national champions', says Matthew Lynn. And if we start now, there are better candidates than BP.
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FTSE weighed down by China slowdown, Swiss gold vote and oil
Market Reports Worries over China's slowdown have depressed trading in London this morning, while gold bugs are feeling the disappoint of the Swiss 'No' vote.
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BP warns of sanctions pain
News The oil giant has warned that sanctions will hit its operations in Russia.
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