Britain's banks should shield their retail operations from riskier investment banking units and boost capital levels to protect taxpayers from future crises, according to far-reaching proposals that could cost the industry 7
Financial markets are showing no sign of dropping frenzied antipathy to risk and, with a Group of Seven meeting in Marseilles failing to pull off a major surprise, the mood will likely
. * Public sector now earns twice the private sector wage SPECIAL REPORT By Fiona Mullen Throughout the debate on reform of public-sector spending, there has been little discussion about the difference
Asian stocks slid on Monday and the euro sank to a 10-year low against the yen, after the resignation of a top German European Central Bank board member cast further doubt on
Greece on Sunday slapped a new tax on real estate to plug a 2011 budget hole, please international lenders and secure a key new loan tranche as concerns mounted in Europe over
Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said on Saturday he would do whatever it takes to rescue his country from bankruptcy and stay in the euro zone, as doubts in Europe grew over
* Proposes pipeline by 2014 * Giants set sights on LNG deals * Noble Energy, the Texas-based exploration company that is expected to start drilling for gas deposits in an offshore block
The outlook on Oman's banks remains stable, Moody's Investors Service said in a new report that reflects a combination of positive and negative factors. The positives include Oman's improved operating environment; the
Finland's eurosceptic opposition True Finns party said on Friday either debt-burdened countries like Greece should leave the euro zone or wealthier countries like Finland should get out to avoid the hefty costs
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