Hitchcock

Ghana bucks stock market trend

The country is at the top of the world's stock-return league table as it benefits from rise in commodity prices for the year so far

Frank Timis faces court over African mines

The Romanian is on the cusp of a legal battle in Sierra Leone over a $45m cash and shares deal he announced to the stock exchange

BP yields in its Russian battle royal

The energy giant has caved in to the demands of its partners but industry sources see the accord as little more than a problem deferred

Correction: Mikhail Fridman and AAR Partners

£1m reward for gas chief who ramped up bills

Centrica chief has had his pay package boosted to £4.8m at a time when the company has raised customers’ bills by 35%

Iran says oil price is right at $100 a barrel

Oil prices fell closer to $100 today, nearly 30% below July's peak, as Opec prepares to meet in Vienna next week

Behind smiles another oil row looms

The positive spin being placed on the resolution of this monumental TNK-BP row raises the question of why it occurred in the first place

TNK-BP is independent oil major in new deal

Six-months' long dispute is over as BP and Russian partners come to an agreement on the future of $54 billion joint venture

Breakdowns spark crisis in power supply

National Grid calls for more power from electricity generators after breakdowns left it with an insufficient safety cushion

BP's Dudley exits in Russian shake-up

Oil giant resolves bitter dispute with Russian shareholders of TNK-BP with deal to bring in a new chief by next year

Hedge funds face loss over Gustav

Several hedge funds face big losses after wrongly predicting that oil and gas prices would rise as a result of US hurricane

Iran calls for output cut as oil price drops

Panicky behaviour among some Opec members suggested fears of price crash as crude dropped $10 to $105.46 per barrel

Lonmin says 'no' to Xstrata bid, for now

Sir John Craven, Lonmin's chairman, could not guarantee the miner's independence as he rebuffed Xtrata's £5 billion offer

Lonmin open to talks with Xstrata

Lonmin said it would be willing to open talks with Xstrata about a takeover but only if the £5bn offer is raised