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Bank shares dive as Obama starts 'War on Wall Street'

22.01.10
Banking shares across Europe tumble as Barack Obama’s declaration of war on Wall Street spooked investors... more

Despite Obama's threats, 'prop' trading will survive

22.01.10
The question of what exactly does Barack Obama mean by "proprietary trading" was sweeping the City and Wall Street today... more

HSBC boss quits UK to run the bank from Asia

25.09.09
The chief executive of HSBC quit London for Hong Kong in a devastating blow to the capital... more

Bailed-out banks turn a profit for the taxpayer

26.08.09
UK taxpayers today were, for the first time, sitting on a profit from their share of the troubled Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group ... more

Lloyds on the rise as assets deal with Treasury nears

06.03.09
Shares in Lloyds Banking Group rose 5% on hopes the Government will finally insure more than £250 billion worth of its most toxic assets... more

Rollercoaster for Lloyds as City debates a state future

16.02.09
Banking: Investors in Lloyds endured a rollercoaster ride as the City debated the banking group’s possible nationalisation... more

City told it’s ‘investing in the dark'

26.01.09
Finance: Banking analysts today voiced doubts about Barclays, questioning how the bank could be so sure it does not need further capital... more

HBOS shares plummet after Lloyds TSB halves bid price

13.10.08
Banking: Shares in Halifax owner HBOS crashed by a quarter after it issued a thumping profits warning and Lloyds TSB slashed its £12 billion takeover bid in half... more

Goldman and Morgan can only blame

19.09.08
The heads of Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and the rest have been sternly condemning the evil short sellers in hedge funds for wreaking havoc on their share prices, spreading panic among counterparties and generally being beastly... more

Doubts over strength of Lloyds’ new superbank

18.09.08
Banking: The City reacted coolly to Lloyds TSB’s rescue takeover of HBOS with several analysts questioning the strength of the so-called superbank’s balance sheet and ability to raise funds... more

RBS chiefs 'expect 95% to take up rights issue'

06.06.08
"Solid" show of support from institutional investors means some analysts think figure could be even higher... more


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