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Market round-up: Consumer confidence, Greece weigh on FTSE
High Street retailer Debenhams warns consumers are cautious about spending during cuts.
Market round-up: FTSE 100 investors take refuge in mines to escape Greece
Supermarkets also attracted bets as investors waited out Greek debt storm.
Fossil fuel price drop marks 2014 as watershed for energy industry, says BP
Energy company warns something substantial needs to be done t combat the continuing rise of carbon emissions
Kurdistan: Iraq oil payments needed to maintain fight against Isis
The Iraqi government and the KRG have clashed on unspecified parts of an oil deal made in December.
Norway most expensive nation to buy petrol as UK ranks 7th
In Norway, petrol prices are 26% higher than that in the UK, where price per litre is £1.21.
Nicola Sturgeon jokes about Iraq war and is compared to Saddam Hussein on Jon Stewart's Daily Show
Scottish First Minister had chatshow host Stewart in stitches.
Oil prices up 2% after lower production estimates from US
Shale oil boom in US is expected to come to halt amid oil price cartel Opec's unchanged production target.
IMF agrees $833m loan for Iraq amid Isis conflict and lower oil prices
Agreement expected to be submitted to IMF executive board for consideration.
Oil prices fluctuate as Opec keeps production levels of 30 million barrels per day
Oil hit its lowest price in six years in January, $45 a barrel, but has since climbed up to trading near $62.
India asks for oil price concessions from Opec
With its ever-increasing oil demand, India is expected to become prime customer for Opec members.
IMF: Oil price decline has limited effect on Saudi Arabian economy
Increase in oil production and continued government spending will help support country, says IMF.
Wizz Air sees profit shoot skyward as passenger numbers rise after February LSE listing
The airline achieved a 67% jump in annual profit after an 18% rise in passenger numbers.
US: Ruptured pipeline spills 21,000 gallons of oil over California coast
Pipeline ruptured along the scenic California coastline spills 21,000 gallons of oil into the ocean.
Goldman Sachs predicts US crude price at $45 by October after 'self-defeating' rally
Recent rally in oil prices would force producers to drill, adding to existing glut, says Goldman Sachs analysts.
Energy trader Castleton buys Morgan Stanley's oil unit for over $1bn
Morgan Stanley's giant physical oil trading business is the largest and oldest on Wall Street.
Crude oil prices could stabilise over the next six months, says SocGen
Brent crude could trade at an average price of $60 a barrel in the third-quarter of 2015 and then rise to $65 a barrel.
Siemens to cut another 4,500 jobs worldwide
Fresh job cuts come in addition to 7,800 announced in February.
Weak dollar and US drawdown prompt oil prices to fall after hitting 2015 highs
Brent crude futures trading at $67.25 per barrel.
Brent crude oil hits fresh 2015 high as Libyan output slows
Saudi Arabia's oil minister Ali Al-Naimi says that only Allah knows where crude prices are heading.
Shell profits fall in first quarter but beat expectations
Oil major has been hit by collapse in crude prices.
Britain gives Russia's Mikhail Fridman maximum 6 months time to complete sale of North Sea assets
Britain said it would revoke Fridman's licences if sale is not completed on time.
Edmund Shing: Shell's bumper BG deal could start wave of oil and gas takeovers
Has a rush to buy up oil and gas companies just started?
Falklands drilling plan dropped by Edison International and Noble Energy amid falling oil prices
Islands referred to as Malvinas in Argentina thought to be rich in resources.
Crude prices pare losses ahead of EIA gas stockpile data
Oil prices still keeping the upward trend since mid-January.
Oil prices down more than 1% as US and Saudi output poised to remain intact
Brent crude price, the global benchmark, is down 1.42% at $58.26 per barrel as at 12.30am ET.
US oil imports from Opec drop to a 28-year low
A shale oil boom in the US has reduced the world's leading oil consumer's dependency on Opec crude.
US oil production growth at 100-year high in 2014 due to shale boom
During 2014, US oil production increased by 1.2 million barrels per day to 8.7 million barrels per day.
Oil prices down as Iran nuclear deal inches closer
European Benchmark Brent oil fell to $55.50 a barrel as Iran talks resumed in Switzerland.
Oil prices surge as Saudi planes bomb Yemen
Ships crossing from the Middle East to Europe must pass Yemeni strait of Bab el-Mandab.
Crude oil prices to hit $100 by end 2016: Boone Pickens
US oil magnate and BP Capital boss T Boone Pickens says the idea of 'peak oil' should not be dismissed.