France humiliated as ratings agency Moody's cuts the credit score of two of the nation's biggest banks on fears over the devastating impact of a Greek default... more
Societe Generale shares traded in Frankfurt recovered some ground after the bank's head sought to reassure investors that a host of rumours that wiped 15 per cent off its stock were unfounded... more
Finally, a little cheer from Bowleven. The Cameroon-focused oil explorer - which is popular with private investors - jumped 14p to 130p as it kicked off drilling at a third Sapele well... more
Societe Generale issues the first actual profit warning among global banking giants in the current season for earnings announcements with a warning that exposure to Greece would make it struggle to reach its 2012 profit target... more
French bank Societe Generale, a big employer in the City, says it will stick to its 2012 profit target of €6 billion having resisted jittery markets and almost quadrupled fourth-quarter profits... more
Welcome, Irene Rosenfeld. The secrecy surrounding her visit — the first the Kraft boss has made to the UK since her company bought Cadbury in February — would not have been excessive had she been a head of state rather than a chocolate manufacturer... more
France’s Société Générale today continued the strong run of European banks as it announced a trebling of pre-tax profits to €1.08 billion in the second quarter... more
French 'rogue trader' Jérôme Kerviel went on trial in Paris accused of gambling away billions of his bank’s money in one of the biggest trading losses in history... more
“Never mind SocGen — follow the vampire squid.” That was the cryptic view of one seasoned trader talking about the strong gains made in mining stocks... more
Société Générale’s profits more than doubled in the fourth quarter as its international retail and private banking operations returned to the black... more
A surprise profits warning from Société Générale sends shock waves across the financial world, raising fears that banks might be forced to write down toxic assets again... more
Esporta, the fitness clubs chain that collapsed under tycoon Simon Halabi’s debt-ridden ownership in the summer, will take four or five years until it is fixed up well enough for creditor Société Générale to sell... more
French bank Société Générale today saw profits more than double after better financial market conditions boosted business at its investment banking unit in London and Paris ... more
With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally... more
Jerome Kerviel, the trader blamed by Societe Generale for a €4.9 bilion trading loss, has declared the dealing floor an addictive place and said traders would still take risky bets even if bonuses are curbed... more
Societe Générale, the bank rocked by the Jerome Kerviel rogue trading scandal, posted a surprise loss after taking a massive hit on US property investments
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Banking: Societe Générale's investment banking arm fared worse in 2008 than in 2007 once the £4.3 billion losses racked up by rogue trader Jerome Kerviel are taken out of the sums ... more
WITH administrators and liquidators picking over corporate carcasses around the country and consigning thousands to the dole queue, step forward the annual Insolvency and Rescue Awards... more
French bank BNP Paribas said yesterday that its board had not discussed the possibility of a bid for Société Générale, its high-stepping rival recently bought low by a rogue trader who cost it e4.9 billion (£3.6 billion)... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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