World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,637.59 | -12.92 (-0.78%) |
| 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 | 2,757.38 | -19.40 (-0.70%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,951.40 | -15.75 (-0.40%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,652.23 | -5.86 (-0.05%) |
| 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-Op Bank Halts Loans to New Business Clients After Downgrade
Co-Operative Bank Plc said it will halt loans to new business customers, two weeks after Moody's Investors Service cut the British lender's rating to junk.
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Top stories
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.
The blue-chip index fell 2.1pc to close at 6696.79 on Thursday. The FTSE 100 ended Wednesday at just 90 points shy of the record close of 6930.2 it reached during the 1999 dotcom boom.
Fri May 24, 2013 7:05am EDT. For other related diaries, please see; DIARY - U.S. Federal Reserve DIARY - Polling Unit Diary DIARY - Key World Financial Events DIARY - Political and General news DIARY - Index of all Diaries DIARY - G7 Economic ...
The UK's blue chips could not stop the rot on Friday as the Footsie kept tumbling ahead of a three-day break from trading in London.
Mortgage approvals edged up in April, with banks expecting to sign off more loans to would-be homeowners as schemes to help first-time buyers take root.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CAZA | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc | 50.00% | 22.24M |
| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 14.29% | 29.50M |
| FRR | Frontera Resources Corp | 15.63% | 21.64M |
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| Capital Goods | -0.80% |
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| Conglomerates | +1.17% |
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| Cons. Cyclical | -1.68% |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.47% |
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| Energy | -1.06% |
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| Financial | -1.36% |
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| Healthcare | +0.04% |
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| Services | -0.62% |
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| Technology | -0.95% |
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| Transportation | -1.40% |
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| Utilities | -0.40% |
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