Forbes - However, peer BP was hard hit, down 4-1/2 at 715, as it faces a slew of regulatory troubles regarding price manipulation in unleaded futures trading on Nymex. On the bright side, Xstrata topped the gainers board, jumping 96 pence to 2,473, or a rally

optionsXpress(R) Introduces 24-Hour Futures Trading
PR Newswire - CHICAGO, Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — optionsXpress Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXPS) today announced the availability of 24-hour trading for a wide range of electronically traded futures contracts, including many of the most popular financial

Ex-Aquila trading managers get probation
Wichita Business Journal - In 2004, it paid $26.5 million to settle a complaint by the Commodities Futures Trading Commission that alleged the activity. Aquila exited the trading business in 2002 and has regrouped as a regulated electric and natural gas utility. The

The market barometer Sensex gained 46.70 per cent in a year as it climbed to 13786.91 on Friday the last trading session of calendar 2006.
Source: www.business-standard.com

Pershimco Resources Closes A Private Placement 
Pershimco Resources Inc. (TSX VENTURE: PRO) is pleased to announce a non-brokered private placement for Cnd$780,000, based on the sale of 780 units (’Unit’), for a subscription price of $1,000 per Unit, to several individual investors.
Source: sys-con.com

Oscient Amends Factive Contract 
Oscient Pharmaceuticals Corp. said Friday it amended a contract for its Factive antibiotic with LG Life Sciences Ltd. to include several European countries to the licensing agreement.
Source: biz.yahoo.com

Stocks look to close out a bullish 2006 with modest gains; Crude posts gains on Iranian nuclear defiance; Asian markets post gains.
Source: biz.yahoo.com