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Friday 02 May 2025 11:13 amFTSE 100 on track for longest winning streak everBy: Samuel NormanCity ReporterShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailEuropean markets soared on Monday morning.The FTSE 100 is set to net its longest winning run ever as it recovers from the tariff-induced market chaos of April.Should the UKrsquo flagship index continue its morning rally and close in the gree stanley cup deutschland n on Friday for the 15th consecutive trading session, it will beat the current record of 14 days achieved in 2017.The index was up nearly one per cent in early trading polene usa as firms rallied on the back of first-quarter results.The gains put the index relatively flat against pre-tariff trading.Natwest was up nearly three per cent as the market opened, before consolidating around one per cent.The firm beat analyst profit expectations to pocket pound;1.8bn. This was driven by increased mortgage lending as Brits rushed to beat the stamp duty deadline and a surge in trading income from first-quarter market volatility.Me polene handbag anwhile, shares in the blue-chip indexrsquo third-biggest constituent, Shell, rose nearly three per cent after the oil giant launched its 14th quarterly-consecutive buyback.The firm recorded a sharp drop in profit for the first three months of the year, mainly due to weakening oil prices amid geopolitical uncertainty.Mining stocks were among the strongest performers on Friday morning, as metal prices soared on Xtrn Intu share price crashes as it cancels dividend amid mounting losses
Tuesday 15 November 2016 9:51 amConfused much Oil major Total embraces solar power at 5,000 of its petrol stations in $300m investmentBy: Francesca WashtellShareFacebookShare on FacebookXShare on TwitterLinkedInShare on LinkedInWhatsAppShare on WhatsAppEmailShare on EmailSeemingly stanley cup canada without a hint of irony, French oil major Total has said it will spend $300m pound;239m equipping around athird of its service stations worldwide with solar panels within the next five years, including 800 in France.The group said the installations at 5,000 of its petrolstations were another step towardsbecoming the responsibl stanley becher e energy major and will shave 10,000 tonnes off its annual carbon emissions.The investment is small by the company s standards polene ca ndash;it spends around $20bn a year on oil and gas extractions ndash;and rakes in the vast majority of its cash from the non-renewable petrocarbon economy.Read more: Oil major Total makes near euro;1bn wager on renewable energyHowever, it is a high-profile commitment in what Total sees as a growth sector. Earlier this year, Total bought up stakes in two solar power startups via its $150mTotal Energy Venturesfund.The panels will be made by Total s affiliate solar energy group, SunPower, in which it bought a controlling stake for $1.4bn in 2011.Read more: Total ramps up cost-cutting measures to combat low oil pricesThe total solar capacity installed at the service stations will be around 200 MW, equivalent to the amount of electricity used to pow