Business news live: FTSE 100 latest after Shell reject BP takeover bid reports and Nvidia sets record high Stock markets latest updates and business news on Thursday The Independent UK · Jun 26, 2025
Jim Cramer Predicts 'M&A Wave' Even As Shell Denies BP Merger Deal: TV Host Says This Is The 'Most Bullish Thing' That Can Happen In This Market Renowned television host Jim Cramer is cheering a potential mega merger between energy giants Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) and BP PLC (NYSE:BP), seeing it as a catalyst for a broader surge in deal-making activity. Benzinga · Jun 26, 2025
Nvidia, Micron Technology, Super Micro Computer, BP And Tesla: Why These 5 Stocks Are On Investors' Radars Today On Wednesday, major U.S. indices ended the day mixed, with the Nasdaq rising 0.3% to 19,973.55. The SP 500 closed unchanged at 6,092.16, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.25% to 42,982.43. Benzinga · Jun 26, 2025
Stock Market Today: Stocks Struggle to Sustain Gains Mixed messages from multiple sources continue to make for a messy market for investors, traders and speculators. Kiplinger · Jun 25, 2025
Shell denies reports of BP megamerger of Big Oil rivals A Shell-BP deal would represent the biggest energy deal of the century—if not ever. Fortune · Jun 25, 2025
Shell denies reports of potential move to take over BP Oil and gas giant Shell said no talks are taking place. Evening Standard · Jun 25, 2025
Shell denies it is in talks to buy BP after reports of potential £60bn takeover Spokesperson says report that it is considering bid for struggling rival is ‘further market speculation’ The Guardian - UK · Jun 25, 2025
Shell In Talks To Acquire BP In Mega-Merger: Report Shares of Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) are trading lower while BP PLC (NYSE:BP) shares are surging Wednesday afternoon following a Wall Street Journal report that the two British energy giants are in early-stage talks for a historic merger. Benzinga · Jun 25, 2025
Fragile Iran-Israel ceasefire calms oil markets Oil prices tumbled more after Iran struck US military base in Qatar, a sign Strait of Hormuz would stay open for now. Al Jazeera · Jun 24, 2025
FTSE 100 underperforms despite Iran-Israel hope The FTSE 100 index closed up just 0.95 points at 8,758.99. Evening Standard · Jun 24, 2025
Reporters Without Orders Ep 373: JP Nadda’s rise, Maharashtra voter roll This week, host Pratyush Deep is joined by Newslaundry’s Shivnarayan Rajpurohit and Sumedha Mittal. Newslaundry · Jun 24, 2025
Weak retail sales and falls in key oil and drug stocks stifle FTSE 100 The FTSE 100 index closed down 17.15 points, 0.2%, at 8,774.65. Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025
Stocks dip as Bank of England leaves interest rates unchanged The FTSE 100 index closed down 51.67 points, 0.6%, at 8,791.80. Evening Standard · Jun 19, 2025
Israel-Iran conflict fuels best month for energy stocks since 2022 European energy stocks soar as the Israel-Iran conflict drives Brent crude up 20% in June. The EURO STOXX 600 Energy index has gained 8% over the same period, on track for its best month since October 2022. Euronews · Jun 18, 2025
Evening Standard · Jun 17, 2025 Middle East tensions keep FTSE 100 on back foot Donald Trump called for a “complete give-up” by Iran and denied pursuing a ceasefire in the war between the Islamic republic and Israel.
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The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025 AP PHOTOS: Fishermen say a new natural gas project off Senegal's coast threatens their livelihoods Fishermen say a new natural gas project off the coast of Senegal — a joint venture between British energy giant BP and U.S.-based Kosmos Energy — is threatening their livelihoods.
The Independent UK · Jun 1, 2025 A new natural gas project off Senegal makes fishing communities feel threatened Fishermen say a new natural gas project off the coast of Senegal has killed their livelihoods
Evening Standard · May 30, 2025 UK stock markets rise with trading steady while US tariffs ‘in limbo’ London’s FTSE 100 rose 55.93 points, or 0.64%, to close at 8,772.38.
The Independent UK · May 29, 2025 Wrongful death lawsuit says Big Oil contributed to heat wave and woman's death A Washington state woman is suing seven oil and gas companies, saying they contributed to an extraordinarily hot day that led to her mother’s fatal hyperthermia in one of the nation’s first wrongful-death claims seeking to hold the fossil fuel industry accountable for its role in the changing climate
The Guardian - US · May 29, 2025 US woman brings first-ever wrongful death lawsuit against big oil Misti Leon argues fossil fuel companies’ climate negligence caused her mother’s death during a heatwave
The Independent UK · May 25, 2025 Starmer government ‘trying to fix wings of a plane while already in flight’, veteran political adviser says The cross-bench peer and former boss of BP fears the prime minister does not have a proper plan