BP rivals run the numbers on a takeover of the struggling oil major
British company left vulnerable to a takeover after a sharp slide in its shares over the past year
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Pension funds should invest more in UK equities, investors tell ministers
Downing Street meeting looks at ways to revive sentiment towards London stock market
Big Tech covets an old-world status symbol: long-term debt
Google parent Alphabet is one that has spied the allure of Europe’s reverse Yankee bonds
Asian investors fear more volatility after ‘extraordinary’ currencies moves
Traders uncertain about what local companies will do with trillions of dollars of US assets
Soaring gold prices test mettle of luxury watch brands
Amid buoyant consumer demand, watchmakers are under pressure to pass on costs or turn to alternative materials
Macquarie warns of ‘intense pressure’ on global trade
Australian asset manager also highlights threat of pushback against renewable energy