Town changes name from Speed to Speedkills

Names can matter, thinks one Australian town named Speed — which renamed itself "Speedkills" in an effort to promote road safety. Speed, an outback town in rural Victoria with a population of

NBG opens Greek bank merger play with Alpha bid

 —  Alpha rejects offer, not in shareholder interest — National Bank of Greece kicked off a government-sponsored consolidation of the sector with an all-share bid for third-largest lender Alpha Bank, valuing it

Dollar slightly stronger Vs euro

World shares hit fresh 30-month highs on Friday, driven by bullish views of both economic growth and corporate earnings, although gains were threatened by rising oil prices linked to Middle East tension.

Banks down ahead of G20 meeting

Britain's top shares eased back from recent highs on Friday, as rising concerns over political unrest in the Middle East and North Africa prompted investors to sell out of miners and net