Was it more a case of drowning their sorrows than celebrating? Some of the top names in London's French banking fraternity were out in force at an autumn champagne reception thrown by BNP Paribas at the Saatchi Gallery on the King's Road... more
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
Soco International has long been a favourite of the market gossips, but the mid-tier oil explorer slipped 1.9p to 343.2p as hopes of an imminent approach were dashed... more
A rattled BNP Paribas is forced to deny it has been shut out of wholesale dollar markets as shares in the French banking giant take another pasting... more
Banker who won a £500,000 payout after being discriminated against for being British faced claims that his French bosses did him a favour by sacking him - because he managed to avoid the banking crisis... more
Markets put the squeeze on embattled Portugal as the nation is forced to pay through the nose to borrow €1 billion (£878 million) in short-term debt... more
BNP Paribas admits it has a €5 billion exposure to Greek sovereign debt, making it the most exposed of all the banks in France, the country which has lent most to the stricken nation... more
British Airways’ long-suffering passengers may be livid over cabin crews’ threat to strike this month, but Citigroup reckons there could be a bright side to the industrial action, for investors at least... more
Lloyds Banking Group investors have so far taken up over 65% of its offer to swap up to £7.5 billion of bonds for higher quality debt, aimed at improving its balance sheet... 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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