05:47 : Iran is far from the only threat to oil prices -
Iran's recent move to accept gold as payment for its oil instead of dollars underlined its uncompromising response to international sanctions, stoking concerns around supply from the oil-rich state.
15:45 : Azerbaijan oil fund eyes overseas equities, property -
BAKU, Nov 2 (Reuters) - Azerbaijan's $32 billion rainy-day oil fund plans to invest abroad in publicly traded shares, real estate and gold in 2012, the fund's executive director said on Wednesday.
09:15 : Arctic has great riches, but greater challenges -
IQALUIT, Nunavut/BAKER LAKE, Nunavut (Reuters) - At the rim of the Arctic Circle in Canada, gold mining firm Agnico-Eagle is learning how tough it is to operate in a remote region with temptingly large, but frustratingly inaccessible, ...
07:58 : Gold at new record high -
Gold climbed to a record high today as investors fled to safe-haven assets sparked by fears that Europe's debt crisis could spread to France, while oil reversed early losses.
12:35 : Whitbread adds 3% on UK hotel hopes, while FTSE continues to fly after ... -
Leading shares are continuing their revival after the US debt deal, and despite poor UK manufacturing figures suggesting further difficulties for the domestic economy.The FTSE 100 is currently 87.04 points higher at 5902.23, while the oil ...
01:45 : Gold at record; stocks slip after Bernanke -
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Gold prices hit a record high on Thursday in the wake of Moody's warning that the U.S. government may lose its top credit rating, while stocks and oil prices fell on comments by Fed Chairman Ben ...
14:08 : Clontarf Energy's losses climb as it quits projects -
CLONTARF Energy, the Dublin-based explorer chaired by serial entrepreneur John Teeling, saw losses balloon as it wrote off projects in Iran and the Gulf of Mexico. The Dublin-listed oil and gas company said yesterday ...
01:25 : Small Talk: Petroceltic still on the track of North African oil -
Stock markets are easily rattled. The slightest whiff of uncertainty can trigger sharp share price fluctuations. Take the onset of the so-called Arab Spring of protests earlier this year. The first signs of turmoil kicked off concern around ...