Commodities
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Iron ore producer hit by falling global price and a sea wall collapse, forcing it to cut production targets and flag writedowns
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Financial support for seismic surveys welcomed by oil industry but criticised by environmental campaigners
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Penalty will be used to help vulnerable customers with advice and improvements but it is unclear how money will be paid out
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Editorial: After Vladimir Putin’s foreign adventures, it is time to reckon with harsh economic realities on the home front
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George Osborne says move shows commitment to jobs in the industry, but some experts say tax rates still much too high
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In less than six months, crude oil has dropped to $72 per barrel, affecting US energy stocks, the Russian rouble, junk-bond prices – and portfolios
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Opec, the oil cartel, believed it could help production. Instead, it ended up hurting itself as well as the Russian rouble, energy stocks, infrastructure development and more
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Economics ministry cuts its GDP growth forecast of 1.2% in 2015 to a 0.8% fall amid financial fallout over Ukraine and lower commodity prices
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Last month, Denton, a college town not far from Dallas, voted to ban hydraulic fracturing – thanks in no small part to a dedicated band of mainly female activists. How did they manage to beat big oil? Suzanne Goldenberg reports
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Agreement will see share of military budget given to peshmerga fighters and boosts hopes of closer cooperation against jihadists
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Putin says EU’s opposition scuppered project but Russian leader outlines plan to pump more gas to Turkey on visit to Ankara
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Business Leader: The City now has a textbook example of how not to recruit a chief executive
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Millions of people live in homes that are not linked to the gas grid. So how can householders avoid paying through the nose for their fuel?
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With oil prices predicted to keep falling, the implications for consumers and the British economy are profound
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Analyst warns nations including Saudi Arabia, Venezuela and Kuwait have no other industries to rely on as oil bubble bursts
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Asda, Tesco, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s drop cost of fuel as Brent crude dips to lowest value since June 2010
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Reduced energy cost should boost British economy but experts warn North Sea oil industry faces slump
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Brent crude routed to below $72 per barrel, the lowest level since August 2010, and US crude has hit $69 per barrel.
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The oil cartel has been weakened by non-cartel producers and alternative energy sources such as shale
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Oil and gas group recruited Helge Lund from Statoil, agreeing a £12m ‘golden hello’ in shares and a possible £13.5m a year
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In a world swamped with cheap, unsold crude oil, the powerful petroleum cartel needs Vladimir Putin to join it as it considers trimming production
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Ron Paul and other gold bugs keep fingers crossed for Swiss vote that could add $50 to price of gold
The US isn’t moving to the gold standard any time soon – but in Switzerland, where it reigned as recently as 1996, an immiment vote is raising the future of the shiny metal all over again
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Poll could force Swiss central bank to triple reserves, leading to price of gold soaring on international markets, experts say
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Russian finance minister Anton Siluanov claims oil price fall is causing economic damage of ‘$90bn to $100bn per year’
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Oil and gas services company says profit for 2015 will fall 25% as slowing demand in China and abundant US output cuts oil price
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Downward trend in UK’s energy security and sustainability over past three years, notes World Energy Council report
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Brent crude bounces back above $80 a barrel as Opec members call for cartel to curb production and force up prices
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Consultants shrug at lack of ‘smoking gun’
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In a rare phenomenon, the prices of completely unrelated commodities are falling. Is another global recession coming? Not quite
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Clarkson hoping to acquire Platou, while Icap and Howe Robinson also say they are considering their options
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Between July-August 2014 central banks added 92.8 tonnes of gold to their reserves - and 59% of net purchases in this period were made by Russia
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Oil prices have fallen 30% since June, due to slow growth in emerging nations and concerns over Japan and eurozone
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Letters: Mr Filmus’s portrayal of the Falkland Islands hydrocarbons industry is skewed, alarmist, and represents yet another example of the Argentine government’s futile efforts to damage the Falklands economy
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Governments from G20 countries are spending $88bn to find new oil, gas and coal reserves – we have mapped where 10 of them are directing their funds
Nils Pratley on finance Helge Lund should be offered less; he might say yes