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• Chesapeake’s rivals circle ahead of sales May 17, 2012
  The group has to jettison some of its best properties to stay aloft and competitors are gathering to see how much they will be able to pick up […]
• LME’s suitors’ bids pass £1bn mark May 17, 2012
  The IntercontinentalExchange, Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing and CME Group have all promised to preserve the historic bourse’s open outcry trading pit […]
• Japan pushes Asia gas price close to high May 17, 2012
  Spot prices set to hit record highs this summer as Japan abandons nuclear power and supplies decline after a LNG pipeline was blown up in Yemen […]
• Negative US sentiment fuels gold rally May 17, 2012
  Yellow metal hits $1,575.55 a troy ounce as Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia said business index fell to -5.8 in May […]
• West wants signal on deal at Iran talks May 17, 2012
  Diplomats hope to secure an agreement that Tehran will halt uranium enrichment, with urgency rising from the threat of an Israeli attack on Iran […]
• Vedanta nears end of investment plan May 17, 2012
  Chairman says natural resources group has now reached an ‘inflection point’ after years of heavy spending as it announces 13% increase in earnings […]
• Rhodium fails to regain lustre May 17, 2012
  The collapse in rhodium prices is heaping additional pressure on the beleaguered South African platinum mining industry […]
• Shell warns on US natural gas bounce May 16, 2012
  Chief executive Voser predicts strong recovery from the 10-year lows the fuel has hit as a result of the boom in shale gas production […]
• Crude slips to six-month low May 16, 2012
  Oil prices fall after strong US production pushes inventories to highest level in decades, with weakness exacerbated by worries about global economy […]
• Costs and investments cut LME profits May 16, 2012
  LME annual report shows that a rise in revenues on the back of a 22% uplift in trading volumes failed to offset a 19% decline in profit at the metals exchange […]