[ad_1] <br>(Bloomberg) — BP Plc shares jumped as much as 10% in New York after the Wall Street Journal reported that Royal Dutch Shell Plc is in early-stage talks to acquire its London-based rival. <a href="https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/bp-shares-surge-on-wsj-report-of-takeover-talks-with-shell?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=truncated_content&utm_content=pmn_pmn-business&utm_term=bloomberg_news">Read More</a> <br><a href="https://financialpost.com/pmn/business-pmn/bp-shares-surge-on-wsj-report-of-takeover-talks-with-shell">Read More </a>