Facing widespread calls for boycotts, owners responded by hammering home the message that the U.K. oil company doesn’t own most of the retail locations that bear its name. Now as anger fades, business is coming back, and few ow…
Shares of BP (BP) jumped to the highest level in six months on media reports that Royal Dutch Shell (RDS.A) considered bidding for the British company during the Gulf Oil disaster.
BP shares climbed 5% to 488.85 pence at 10:00 GMT, Reuters reported. …
Oil prices touched a two-year high Monday on tighter inventory and expectations that a U.S. economic growth spurt will boost demand this year. Some analysts predict prices could soon gush to $100 per barrel.
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It’s hard to make huge changes in your spending habits all at once. To reach your new year’s resolution to manage your finances better, try small steps instead. Financial experts offer 10 easy suggestions that could help you sp…
China’s plans to cut exports of rare earth minerals — used in alternative energy technologies — has the rest of the world scrambling. In the U.S., the country’s first new rare-earth mine in more than a decade is set to reopen…