E.On joins rush to raise prices
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E.On becomes the latest of the big energy firms to increase prices of gas and electricity.
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As the euro rose above $1.42 to a new high against the dollar, the price of crude oil also hit a record, briefly surpassing $90 a barrel in after-hours electronic trading.
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British Gas announces that it will increase its electricity and gas prices by 15%.
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Apollo Management LPâs Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc. said Monday it raised its rival takeover bid for chemical company Huntsman Corp. to about $6.2 billion.
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Business & money: Superstore groups prepare to stomach higher prices because of far east demand and biofuel incentives.
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World oil prices bolted up to new record summits beyond 52 dollars on markets nervous about tight global supplies with winter looming in the northern hemisphere.
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Oil prices climbed higher in Asian trade today as fresh concerns over the possibility of energy shortages in the northern hemisphere winter sparked another wave of panic among investors, dealers said.
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Passengers face above-inflation price increases for rail tickets, train companies announce
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Four networks manage to increase their rates as they complete their upfront sales.
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A big jump in energy costs sharply  pushed up prices that U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers paid  for goods last month, but outside of energy the inflation  picture looked tame.
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European shares notched up a fresh five-month high on Thursday, helped by miners as base metal prices shot to multi-year peaks and by German utility giant E.ON  on news of an asset sale in Norway.
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As if on cue, airlines are responding to oil's latest surge by pushing ticket prices even higher
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Npower is to increase both its gas and electricity prices, the UK's fourth largest energy supplier confirms.
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ScottishPower announces rises in its gas and electricity prices from next month.
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The company says the record price of wholesale gas, which also effects the cost of electricity, is to blame. A spokesman said the increases would add an extra 7p a day to electricity bills.
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Retail gasoline prices could go higher as fuel suppliers pass along a surge in the cost of crude oil to drivers, the head of the U.S. Energy Information Administration said Tuesday.
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Philip Green yesterday set his Bhs empire the goal of increasing sales by Â£250m as he announced plans to spend Â£20m on &quot;freshening up&quot; its 50 biggest stores over the next six weeks.