DZ Bank today upgrades its investment rating on BP PLC (LON:BP.) to hold (from buy) and cut its price target to 350p (from 560p).

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Highland Gold Mining said it had appointed Michael Monaghan as its chief operating officer.

Monaghan was most recently mining and technical director for Russia-based Nordgold...

Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its conviction buy investment rating on BP PLC (LON:BP.) and cut its price target to 550p (from 720p).

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Investment company CEPS said it had acquired building services group Cook Brown Building Control and energy consultancy Cook Brown Energy, for a combined £3.5m.

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Goldman Sachs today reaffirms its buy investment rating on Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSB) and cut its price target to 2050p (from 3100p).

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Barclays Capital today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on Informa PLC (LON:INF) and cut its price target to 710p (from 960p).

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The US consumer price index rose 0.1% in February, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

The market had been expecting a flat reading....

Leadership consultancy Norman Broadbent said it had appointed Stephen James Smith as its chief financial officer and chief operating officer.

He would replace Will Gerrand,...

Morgan Stanley today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on British Land Co PLC (LON:BLND) and cut its price target to 540p (from 630p).

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Insurance company Prudential said it was planning a partial float of its US business, as it posted a 20% rise in underlying earnings.

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