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Stocks close with biggest weekly gain in a year
US stocks headed Friday into the long holiday weekend with their biggest weekly gain in a year. Propelled by strong manufacturing data, The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 168 points, or 1.3...
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Banking equities biggest gainers as Lloyds outlines plan to save £1.5bn
FTSE: 5,945.71 (+89.76) Mid-250: 11,934.04 (+134.89) Small Cap: 3,272.86 (+26.65):LLOYDS BANKING topped the FTSE 100 yesterday, after the part-nationalised high street bank outlined plans to save costs,...
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Central bankers agree to minimum capital levels for the world's biggest banks
NEW YORK - The banks that are most important to global financial stability will be required to hold extra capital on their balance sheets to protect them — and the global economy — from financial...
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UK banks may see biggest reform in decades
Britain's banks may be forced to separate retail banking from the investment business. This is seen as one of the biggest reforms in decades. The measures are said to be aimed at protecting the bank's...
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FOREX: Dollar Stages Biggest Rally in Nearly Three Weeks as S&P 500, Euro Falter
It was a remarkable ending to the week for the greenback. Friday’s 0.8 percent rally for the Dow Jones FXCM Dollar Index was the best run in nearly three weeks while the overall performance for the...
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US stocks: Dow down 280 points, biggest fall in a year
NEW YORK (AP) — Fears that the U.S. economy is stalling sent the Dow Jones industrial average down 280 points Wednesday, erasing more than a quarter of the stock market's gains for the year. Treasury...
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AIG Share Sale Adds Pressure on Hancock to Revive Biggest Unit
American International Group Inc. is counting on Peter Hancock to make up for his lack of an insurance background with experience managing financial risk.