The FINANCIAL -- BP PLC's (BP) wide-ranging asset sale program continued Thursday as the U.K. energy giant put some older Gulf of Mexico fields on the auction block.

The FINANCIAL -- A perfect reaction time at the starting line earned Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines rider Andrew Hines a 0.0077-second, hole-shot victory over Lucas Oil Buell rider Hector Arana Jr. in the final round at the O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Spring Nationals at Royal Purple Raceway.

The FINANCIAL -- BP reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Underlying replacement cost profit, adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects, was $4.8 billion for the quarter, compared to $5.0 billion in the previous quarter.

The FINANCIAL -- U.S. gasoline demand this summer is expected to be the lowest in 11 years, while the average summer fuel price is forecast to be at a record level.

The FINANCIAL -- The transaction following Statoil’s divestment and exit from several licenses on the Norwegian Continental Shelf in November last year is now closed.

The FINANCIAL -- Tata Tea’s Soch Badlo campaign won accolades at the Abby awards, India’s most prestigious advertising awards organised by the Advertising Agencies Association of India and the Advertising Club of Bombay.

The FINANCIAL -- Tata Consultancy Services, a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced that Letshego Holdings , a leading consumer lending company based in Botswana, has selected the TCS BaNCS suite as the core banking system for its greenfield venture into retail banking in Africa.

The FINANCIAL -- Tata Consultancy Services, one of a leading IT services, consulting, and business solutions organisation, announced today that it has launched its new Editorial Collaboration Platform (ECP).

The FINANCIAL -- For six decades, the history of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, has been inseparably associated with the worldwide enthusiasm of the Porsche Club scene.