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Shell gets breathing space on the dividend (for now)

The market responded positively to Shell's full-year figures ahead of the completion of the merger with industry rival BG

Wood Mackenzie casts a pall over UKCS

Analysis from the energy consultancy suggests decommissioning rates on the UKCS are due to accelerate rapidly

Mason commits to Halfords

Halfords' new CFO has picked up 50,000 shares in the retailer following its recent Q3 update.

What to look for in Rio Tinto's numbers

Doubts linger on Rio Tinto's ability to fund its dividend through organic cash flows ahead of publication of its full-year figures

Syngenta and China's seed money

State-owned entity ChemChina has come in for another tilt at Swiss agribusiness Syngenta.

BP fighting to reduce costs

Shares in BP were marked down heavily following news that the oil major had recorded its worst annual loss in over 20 years

Lakehouse hit by budgetary constraints

Shares in Lakehouse have plunged on the back of a profits warning delivered less than a year after the support services group came to market.

Chart: Confidence wavers on the Continent

Business sentiment remains broadly positive across Europe, but we suspect it wouldn't take much to nudge it towards negative territory.

FTSE 350: Is insecurity giving way to stagnation in precious metals?

Continued dollar strength and global deflationary effects could weigh on precious metals prices in 2016, although increased geopolitical anxieties could provide intermittent support

FTSE 350: Surplus to requirements in oil market

Oil markets slumped to multiyear lows at the start of 2016, and there's little chance of respite in the near term