Energy firms 'quiet about deals'
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Ignorance about cheaper deals is costing consumers Â£2.5bn a year, warns an online comparison service.
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Energy regulator Ofgem says it has no concerns about competitive issues in the UK, despite rising bills.
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Britainâs prime minister, Gordon Brown, denied reports that he had made a deal with Richard Branson over the sale of Northern Rock during a trip to China and India.
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European Union foreign ministers have failed to agree on whether to set binding targets for the use of green renewable energy sources, setting up a potential clash when the bloc's leaders meet this week.Comment
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The fortunes of alternative energy companies have been linked to two factors outside their control: oil prices and politics.
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Oil prices ease slightly, despite expectations producers cartel Opec will not unveil a rise in supplies.
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Most OPEC oil ministers held the line on Sunday that current output is sufficient to meet demand, but the world's biggest exporter Saudi Arabia was silent ahead of a September 11 meeting to chart production policy.
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Barclays declines to comment on a report it may sweeten its Â£44bn offer for Dutch bank ABN Amro.
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Is there a reason that management keeps mum on cash flow?
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The energy regulator says it will "go after" gas companies who fail to pass falling prices on to customers.
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European energy providers the main focus on Monday, but equity markets remained largely flat as profit taking in the banking sector offset gains for oil groups.
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The company's strong operations don't excite the market.
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Management has something to say about the future but won't tell us what it is.
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With dwindling oil supplies, pollution concerns and the ever-present threat of gas prices soaring again, talk of new and better ways to fuel our cars, heat and cool our homes, and power our factories has never been greater. What's more, the conversation is emanating increasingly from a source that's been surprisingly quiet until recently &#151; the oil companies themselves.
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Enterprise IT companies were conspicuously absent from the list of the 10 largest venture capital deals struck during the third quarter, as the growing market for alternative energy and other "clean tech" companies piqued investors' attention.
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Royal Dutch/Shell, the energy group, ignored internal warnings for several years that it was overstating reserves because it was determined to show investors it could find enough oil and gas to keep it at the forefront of the industry.
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Mining giant BHP Billiton Ltd.    is not currently working on a bid for U.S.  aluminum producer Alcoa Inc , a source close to the  matter said on Tuesday, playing down a newspaper report.