9 h. ago BP boss vows to double value of the oil giant after Elliott pours cold water on revamp plans

Speaking just a day after unveiling his new strategy to investors, chief exec Murray Auchincloss (pictured) said BP could be worth £160bn in five years

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33 h. ago Fate of BP top brass in the balance after: Activist Elliott 'evaluating' new strategy as oil giant ditches green agenda

US-based activist investor Elliott, run by notorious New York hedge fund tycoon Paul Singer (right), has built a nearly £4bn stake in BP.

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38 h. ago Didier Drogba defends former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho after racism accusation

Didier Drogba has spoken out in defence of his former Chelsea manager, Jose Mourinho, after the Fenerbahce boss was accused of making racist comments by Galatasaray, who vowed legal action

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42 h. ago BP to almost double oil and gas production by 2030 in move away from green goals

Firm will be selective about investing in low-carbon options, slashing more than $5bn from previous green planBusiness live – latest updatesBP is almost doubling its target for oil and gas production by the end of the decade and slashing its spending on low-carbon energy as part of a fundamental reset of the troubled company away from previous green goals.The FTSE 100 fossil fuel company has promised shareholders it will increase its planned oil and gas production by 2030 to the equivalent of about 2.4m barrels a day – almost twice the figure in its net zero plan set out five years ago. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago West Ham: Graham Potter issues Lucas Paqueta and Vladimir Coufal injury update before Leicester clash

Hammers boss vows not to take struggling Foxes lightly despite Ruud van Nistelrooy’s ongoing woes

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3 d. ago Barry Ferguson lifts lid on Rangers whirlwind: how he got staff, blunt verdict, Charai talks, playing style

New Rangers boss vows to play ‘attack-minded’ football

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4 d. ago Staff at beleaguered Scottish university embark on 3 weeks of strikes from today over jobs threat

Union boss vows to fight ‘brutal cuts’ at cash-strapped institution

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9 d. ago More rhythm, less algorithm: why Deezer’s boss is vowing to put users in control of their music

Alexis Lanternier, chief executive of the French streaming service, says it can compete with bigger rivals by rewarding the real musicians its subscribers want to supportIt is reassuring to find that even the boss of a music streaming company can have his listening app commandeered by his children.Nestled among Alexis Lanternier’s top picks on Deezer is the Aladdin soundtrack, fighting for competition with Creedence Clearwater Revival and rapper Jul, the most listened-to artist in France. Continue reading...

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