BP

UK dividends saw their biggest rise since the Lehman crisis after payouts climbed 10% in Q1, Capita Registrars research has found.

BP is facing calls from some of its biggest shareholders to sell off up to half its assets as part of a radical restructure.

BP's talks with AAR about the British oil firm buying out its Russian partner in joint venture TNK-BP "have now more-or-less collapsed", according to reports.

Invesco Perpetual's head of investment Neil Woodford warns BP and Shell are not attractive even with higher oil prices.

LVAM's Graham Ashby has decreased his position in BP, predicting "stodgy" performance following a rally in the share price.

Britain could suffer a jobless recovery like the one currently engulfing the US, an Institute for Fiscal Studies' (IFS) economist warns.

Pension funds, life offices and equity managers have welcomed BP's reinstatement of dividends after a nine month drought, despite payouts being half pre-spill levels.

BP reported an annual loss of $4.9bn (£3.1bn) in 2010, the first time the oil giant failed to post full-year profits in almost 20 years.

UK dividends shrank by £2bn last year as BP scrapped its payout in the wake of the devastating Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

David Cameron has criticised banks and building societies for being too cautious with their mortgage lending and preventing the housing market from progressing.