The vulnerability of crude oil price assessments to fixing is an open secret, writes Robert Campbell.

Oil companies will face the full force of the law if they manipulate prices, Britain’s energy minister said as the European Commission demanded that more firms provide information as part of its probe into oil pricing.

BARRY O’Callaghan is expected to remain as chairman and chief executive of Dublin-headquartered global educational software company Riverdeep, if it succeeds with its anticipated €3.5 billion (€2.7bn) reverse takeover of US company, Houghton Mifflin.

A New Zealand author wants to sue the makers of the Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie movie Mr and Mrs Smith for allegedly stealing the story idea from his book.