World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,650.51 | -4.84 (-0.29%) |
| Nikkei 225 | 14,612.45 | +128.47 (0.89%) |
| Hang Seng Index | 22,618.67 | -51.01 (-0.23%) |
| TSEC | 8,209.78 | -28.05 (-0.34%) |
| EURO STOXX 50 | 2,771.41 | -5.37 (-0.19%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,971.17 | +4.02 (0.10%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,658.09 | -94.41 (-0.74%) |
| S&P/ASX 200 | 4,983.50 | -78.90 (-1.56%) |
| BSE Sensex | 19,704.33 | +30.00 (0.15%) |
| KOSPI | 1,973.45 | +4.26 (0.22%) |
Co-operative Bank ceases lending to new business customers
The Co-operative Bank has closed its doors to new corporate customers as it tries to repair its balance sheet after its bonds were downgraded to �junk� status.
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Top stories
... Off. � European markets up in early trading on Friday � Japanese market swings widely in volatile trade � Europe needs Britain, says ECB president Mario Draghi � FTSE 100 suffers heaviest drop for a year � HSBC's $1.9bn money laundering settlement ...
Fears over the UK's continuing energy security were fuelled today after a report claimed Britain came dangerously close in March to its gas supply running out and its lights being switched off.
By Toni Vorobyova. LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 9:03am BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 steadied on Friday after their steepest fall in a year in the previous session, with central bankers offering some reassurance that stimulus will stay for a while yet.
By William Schomberg. CARDIFF | Fri May 24, 2013 5:55am EDT. CARDIFF (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker said on Friday he favored small additional amounts of bond purchases over time, but not a hard-to-manage commitment to longer-term ...
The British Bankers' Association (BBA) said approvals rose 0.9pc on an annual basis in April to 32,153, the highest seen since January.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CAZA | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc | 25.78% | 18.65M |
| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 0.00% | 29.50M |
| NTOG | Nostra Terra Oil and Gas Company plc | 1.96% | 11.39M |
| FRR | Frontera Resources Corp | 12.64% | 21.08M |
| BTG | BTG plc | 4.27% | 1,162.16M |
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| Basic Materials | -1.03% |
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| Capital Goods | -0.37% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.17% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -1.23% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.52% |
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| Energy | -0.61% |
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| Financial | -1.17% |
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| Healthcare | -0.43% |
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| Services | -0.54% |
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| Technology | -0.59% |
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| Transportation | -0.62% |
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| Utilities | -0.49% |
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