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Societe Generale SA RSS feedCadbury battle prompts City search for next takeover target
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The £10 billion battle for control of Cadbury, 5p cheaper at 792½p, is now warming up, but the City is looking around for the next Footsie 100 target2009-11-19T08:57:11ZGoldman doesn’t look good over AIG
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23771536-goldman-doesnt-look-good-over-aig.do
2009-11-19T08:20:54ZWhitney is über-bearish as shares rise around the world
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Share prices on both sides of the Pond are trading at their best levels in more than a year, so stock market investors could be forgiven for thinking the worst of the global recession and banking meltdown is over2009-11-17T08:52:06ZSir Win’s buying spree has City guessing about Lloyds
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23770767-sir-wins-buying-spree-has-city-guessing-about-lloyds.do
Does Lloyds Banking Group chairman Sir Win Bischoff know something the rest of us do not?2009-11-17T13:05:04ZSocGen’s profits soar
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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 Paris2009-11-04T13:11:36ZBanks edge back into favour after Paribas reveals plan to repay loan
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Banks were back on investors’ buy lists today after French giant BNP Paribas announced it is paying back its government ahead of schedule2009-09-29T08:10:49ZNerves threat to the Footsie's rally
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With the FTSE 100 poised to break through the psychologically important 5200 barrier, the overriding issue is one of investor confidence in the rally2009-09-18T08:40:41ZFrench rogue trader blames 'addictive' dealing floor
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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 curbed2009-09-17T07:56:48ZFactory output springs a surprise with fall of 0.5%
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UK factory output unexpectedly fell in May when most economists had been predicting a modest improvement as the economy began to recover from the worst slump since the Second World War2009-07-07T12:48:40ZA premature case of green shoots?
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Green shoots in the housing market? Don’t bet on it, says Nick Hopkinson of Property Portfolio Rescue. “The blazing headline statistics from Halifax indicate that the property market is booming at first glance,” he says, of figures showing prices rose 2.6% last month. “While this may be great PR for the now mainly public-owned bank, unfortunately this is not correct. House sales volumes remain at an all-time low, making trend analysis of monthly data from just one lender statistically meaningless.” Doesn’t sound like househunters have missed the boat just yet.2009-06-05T07:22:26ZUS property losses push SocGen into red
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Societe Générale, the bank rocked by the Jerome Kerviel rogue trading scandal, posted a surprise loss after taking a massive hit on US property investments2009-05-07T08:30:17ZSocGen chief quits after "attacks"
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The chairman of Société Générale quit after “repeated attacks” against him since it emerged rogue trader Jerome Kerviel cost the bank €4.9 billion last year2009-04-29T08:03:43ZBrokers split over future of Barclays
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Brokers are split over prospects for Barclays in the wake of last week’s spectacular gains in its share price which accrued after passing the Financial Services Authority’s stress test with flying colours2009-03-30T08:03:39ZBanks' share options cut amid fury at pay
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Investment banks are making it harder for executives to earn millions from share options amid public anger at bankers' pay2009-03-23T08:30:38ZRBS shares leap despite unease over sell-off plan
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<strong>Banking: </strong> Royal Bank of Scotland’s shares jumped amid plans to sell off large chunks of its non-core business and axe up to 20,000 jobs2009-02-23T09:16:11ZNew losses at scandal-hit SocGen arm
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<strong>Banking:</strong> 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 sums2009-02-18T09:34:05ZChinese slowdown ‘threat to Party rule’
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<strong>Economics: </strong> Fears are emerging that the rapid slowdown in Chinese growth may begin to threaten the stability of the country2009-01-22T09:22:37ZMarket report: Rio Tinto makes gains on talk of swoop by big holder
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There are still pockets of interest for stock-market investors, despite the gloom surrounding the banking sector at present2009-01-19T10:23:20ZBigger story behind a small deal
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The sale last week of Société Générale's UK-based asset management division to the listed hedge fund group GLG is a story of our times2008-12-22T11:54:24ZSocGen says measures to help banks are working
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<strong>Banking:</strong> France's third-largest bank, Société Générale, said concerted government action to help the banking industry is starting to work2008-11-03T09:30:04ZTrader held over losses at French bank
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard-business/article-23579722-trader-held-over-losses-at-french-bank.do
Suspected rogue trader arrested in France over the loss of €751 million at savings bank Caisse d'Epargne2008-10-29T16:29:44ZSocGen’s superbear is turning a little bullish
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Stock-market superbear Albert Edwards has had a change of heart. The global market strategist with Société Générale reckons the recent plunge in share prices has brought valuations to levels that even trenchant bears such as he might decide makes them look cheap2008-10-23T08:34:26ZAnd this year’s winners are ... the liquidators
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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 Awards2008-09-17T10:00:11ZUncomfortable brush with reality for market's 'geezers'
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The jokey end of the stockmarket is suddenly a lot less entertaining. In times good and bad a certain crowd of chancers and drinkers could be relied upon for fun, if not good investment advice2008-09-16T13:18:56ZSocGen faces up to hard truths after rogue scandal
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Investors will be looking closely at its effect on the bank's ongoing business2008-05-12T12:27:38ZFired boss can't sue rogue trader
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French prosecutors plan to reject a plea by the immediate boss of Jerome Kerviel to be allowed to sue the rogue trader2008-04-22T14:34:19ZCity jobs cull to get worse as the credit crunch victim list grows
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Everyone knows what is coming next across the City - job cuts2008-03-20T08:31:13ZGreenspan the bubble king can't stop blowing
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There's nothing quite like the misfortunes of others to cheer us up2008-03-20T08:56:16ZDividends at SocGen hit by Rogue Trader loss
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Share prices at SocGen have slumped in the wake of Rogue Trader Jerome Kerviel.2008-02-21T09:23:52ZGallic tale of seductive intrigue
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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)2008-02-12T09:02:39Z