From LEX 3:10pm

Letter from Lex: impractical joke

Italy threatens to reignite the eurozone crisis as bankers suffer more fallout from the financial crisis

OIL & GAS 3:03pm

Long fight ahead in BP oil spill trial

Worst is probably over for oil group after first week of hearing

Inside London from MARKETS 1:51pm

Co-op risks indigestion in Project Verde

Bank is learning it may not have a Lloyds sale bargain

logos of Glencore and Xstrata MINING 12:46pm

Glencore-Xstrata tie-up delayed in China

March deadline extended as discussions continue with authorities

Ore is mined at the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia. ©Getty MINING 8:42am

Rio Tinto and Mongolia mine talks falter

Oyu Tolgoi implements temporary budget as talks continue

MINING 4:35am

Kazakhmys cuts dividend as costs rise

Kazakhstan-focused miner also hurt by falling copper prices

OIL & GAS 10:55pm

Brazil in refinery talks with Sinopec

Petrobras chief visits China for negotiations

From FINANCIALS 8:25pm

Arrested GLG analyst is mining and metals head

Carl Esprey and two others bailed pending insider dealing probe

From MARKETS 6:03pm

Vitol says oil will be steady for the year

Trader says prices are unlikely to fall from current levels

OIL & GAS 5:38pm

Turkey-Kurdistan oil pact imminent

Genel Energy posts revenue jump from $24m to $333m

OIL & GAS Feb 28, 2013

KKR co-founder defends fracking

Henry Kravis downplays environmental risks of shale drilling

Nick Butler Feb 28, 2013

Nick Butler: The risks of indecision

Companies cannot invest while the government continues to delay key decisions

Feb 28, 2013

Suzlon falls after management stake sale

Shares down by more than a third

MINING Feb 28, 2013

Rio Tinto appoints new finance director

Mining group taps former BHP Billiton executive Chris Lynch

OIL & GAS Feb 28, 2013

Repsol limits damage from YPF seizure

Spanish oil group’s net profit declines only 6.1% despite traumatic 2012

Feb 28, 2013

GDF income drops after €2bn writedown

Value of European gas plants struggling with overcapacity reduced

Lombard from UTILITIES Feb 28, 2013

EcCentrica

Rumours of a rift between Bentley and Laidlaw harder to ignore

MINING Feb 28, 2013

Vale reports first loss in a decade

Iron ore prices hit Brazilian miner

From LEX Feb 27, 2013

Joy Global: developing interest

Mining equipment maker could attract bids from deep-pocketed buyers

From WORLD Feb 27, 2013

S Africa forecasts slower growth in 2013

Budget deficit for financial year predicted to rise to 5.2%

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