Shell’s spending on renewables falls as firm prioritises shareholder returns January 30, 2025 Shell paid out more than £18.7bn to shareholders in 2024 while cutting spending on renewable energy according to its full year results. The FTSE 100 giant reported a dip in earnings from £23bn in 2023 to £19.1bn in 2024 amid weaker oil prices and lower demand for fossil fuels. Despite the drop-off in earnings, Shell said [...]
BP to axe thousands of job in cost cutting drive January 16, 2025 BP told staff on Thursday its plans would impact around 4,700 roles and that it would also reduce contractor numbers by 3000.
BP reveals boss Auchincloss recovering after procedure as it signals weaker trading January 14, 2025 Oil giant BP has delayed an investor event due to be held in New York to allow boss Murray Auchincloss to recover after a medical procedure as it signalled weaker end-of-year trading. Its scheduled capital markets event that was due on February 11 in New York will now be delayed until February 26 and will [...]
FTSE bosses should be paid like top footballers, says ICAP founder December 11, 2024 Bosses of London-listed firms should be paid like the best footballers without facing a backlash, Michael Spencer has argued. The founder of brokerage ICAP and former Conservative party Treasurer said that to attract top talent to run major companies, the UK needed to tackle the “political hot potato” of FTSE bosses’ pay. “We don’t mind [...]
Which FTSE 100 companies are most exposed to Donald Trump? November 14, 2024 The FTSE 100 has dropped by more than one per cent following the election of Donald Trump as US president, hitting a three-month low earlier this week. Meanwhile, the S&P 500 has been soaring, leading to a clear divergence between the two indexes. While not all of the poor performance of the FTSE 100 can [...]
Ex-BP boss says Labour is ‘ignoring’ UK’s energy needs November 12, 2024 The new government’s decision to divest from North Sea oil and set up a state-owned renewable energy company is the “last thing” it should be doing, the former chief executive of BP has said. Bob Dudley, who ran the British petrochemical giant BP for ten years, told City AM that energy secretary Ed Miliband was [...]
Terry Smith’s £23bn fund falls out of favour after Magnificent Seven misstep November 5, 2024 Terry Smith’s £23bn equity fund has once again fallen off a list of the UK’s most-bought investment vehicles after failing to cash in on the performance of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ tech stocks, new analysis suggests. The Magnificent Seven refers to a group of US tech giants, including Alphabet, Meta and Nividia, that have seen stratospheric [...]
BP beats estimates despite lower oil prices October 29, 2024 FTSE 100 oil giant BP has reported strong-than-expected earnings for the third quarter. On Tuesday, it posted an underlying replacement cost profit, used as a proxy for net profit, of $2.3bn (£1.8bn) for the three months to 30 September. The figure beat analyst expectations of $2.1bn (£1.6bn), according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. However, the figure [...]
BP and Shell profit set to slide on sluggish oil prices October 28, 2024 BP and Shell are expected to post lower profits this week as the supermajors grapple with weak oil prices and a global slowdown in demand.
Activist investor calls for BP chair to quit after ’embarrassing’ performance October 13, 2024 An activist investor famed for ousting senior leadership has called for BP chair Helge Lund to quit after the oil major’s “embarrassing” performance. Bluebell Capital Partners, a London-based hedge fund, has written to BP’s board board twice in the past few weeks attacking its management and the firm’s approach to the transition. Bluebell co-founders, Guiseppe [...]