FT Finance News

• Oil prices in sterling hit record high
  Trend driven by fears about Iranian oil supplies and the fall in the pound against the dollar on expectations for further monetary easing […]
• Veteran journalist killed in Homs attack
  Award-winning war correspondent at the Sunday Times Marie Colvin is killed along with a French photographer in the shelling by regime troops […]
• UniCredit wins dismissal in Madoff case
  A US district judge threw out racketeering charges that alleged the bank participated in a scheme to attract investor money to Ponzi scheme […]
• Shell offers £1bn for Cove Energy
  The Anglo-Dutch oil group is poised to expand into Mozambique with the proposal to buy Aim-listed Cove Energy for £992m […]
• Stocks struggle amid Greek deal caution
  Risk appetite blunted by lacklustre manufacturing data from the eurozone and China, and doubts over Athens’ ability to enact reforms […]
• MPC minutes show strong backing for stimulus
  Financial policymakers at the Bank of England were unanimous in backing more financial stimulus at their meeting in February […]