Major UK institutional investors boadly welcomed David Walker's report on improving corporate governance in banks, but baulked at the idea of the financial regulator monitoring fund managers' compliance on engagment. In a
The total registrations of motor vehicles during the first six months of 2009 decreased by 22,2% to 27.389 from 35.226 vehicles in the same period of 2008. According to a report entitled
JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM.N) posted a higher quarterly profit on Thursday, topping Wall Street estimates, as strength in its core consumer and investment banking businesses offset a jump in credit losses.
European shares rose on Thursday, with gains by banks on better-than-expected results from JPMorgan Chase & Co more than offsetting declines in tech shares as bellwether Nokia warned on margins. At 1111
Upbeat results from JP Morgan boosted banks, lifting Britain's top share index into positive territory for a fourth session in mid-session trade on Thursday. The index was trading in slightly negative territory
Job cuts and an upsurge in protectionism in the West have eaten into the money eastern European emigrants send home and frayed a crucial lifeline for hundreds of small towns stricken by
Banks in Britain who don't comply with what would be the toughest remuneration regime in the world face being held to account by their regulators, the author of a UK government-sponsored review
World stocks hovered around flat on Thursday despite strong Chinese growth data that provided reassurance on the global economy for investors bracing for the spate of U.S. and European corporate results due
* U.S. stock index futures pointed to a lower start on Wall Street on Thursday, ahead of second-quarter numbers from JPMorgan, Google and IBM. * At 0900 GMT, futures for the S&P
World stocks hovered around flat on Thursday despite strong Chinese growth data that provided reassurance on the global economy for investors bracing for the spate of U.S. and European corporate results due
