U.S. accuses BP of manipulating price of propane
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British Petroleum Company PLC of the United Kingdom is being investigated for price fixing in 2004 by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission. It is alleged that the petroleum company cornered the market in propane, driving up prices of cooking and heating fuel in the rural United States.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2006
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U.K. fund managers beef up Shell stakes ahead of reshuffling
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Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos. is to merge its two parent companies into one company with a single stock listing on the London Stock Exchange, without other European Union stock market listings. Royal Dutch-Shell Group of Cos. will have a market capitalization of $220 billion upon restructuring.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2005
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