First with invite to BP boss to testify on Lockerbie bomber link

Reuters scooped all rivals on July 21 to report that a Senate panel was inviting BP boss Tony Hayward to testify over the circumstances that led to the release last year of the Lockerbie bomber. Reuters got the news from a US Senate source. The report came as European and U.S. markets were closed, but investors already concerned about the costs of the cleanup of the Gulf oil spill will be watching to see whether senators probe of possible BP influence on the Lockerbie bombers release puts more downward pressure on the company`s fortunes.