World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,647.10 | -3.41 (-0.21%) |
| 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 | 2,764.29 | -12.49 (-0.45%) |
| CAC 40 | 3,956.79 | -10.36 (-0.26%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,652.52 | -5.57 (-0.04%) |
| 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%) |
BBC axes �100m digital media project
The BBC has shut down a five-year technology project to give employees access to its entire archive of content for editing and broadcast, writing off almost �100m spent on it so far.
| 6,654.34 | -42.45 | (-0.63%) | |
|
| 14,393.01 | -114.71 | (-0.79%) | |
|
| 3,506.56 | -22.67 | (-0.64%) | |
|
| 2,874.05 | -0.01 | (0.00%) |
Top stories
By Matt Scuffham. LONDON | Fri May 24, 2013 4:15pm BST. LONDON (Reuters) - The Co-operative Bank has stopped offering loans to new business customers, part of measures designed to quell growing concerns over its capital position.
Britain's gas supplies ran "dangerously" low in March as high demand in cold temperatures and overseas supply problems coincided.
Angry shareholders of HSBC on Friday bombarded the group's board with barrage of accusations ranging from financing Mexican drug cartels to supporting tax havens, slashing jobs and mis-selling products.
News Corp, which will separate its highly profitable television and entertainment arm from its troubled newspaper and book publishing assets next month, set out plans for the new structure on Friday, ahead of a meeting with investors next week.
U.S. factory sector appears to be slowing slightly, according to an early reading of May activity released Thursday. The flash purchasing managers' index compiled by data provider Markit fell to 51.9 in May from a final April reading of 52.1.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| CAZA | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc | 58.33% | 23.48M |
| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 37.14% | 29.50M |
| SCLP | Scancell Holdings Plc | 15.79% | 85.57M |
Sector summary
| Sector | Change | % down/up | |||||||
| Basic Materials | -0.81% |
|
|
||||||
| Capital Goods | -0.43% |
|
|
||||||
| Conglomerates | +1.38% |
|
|
||||||
| Cons. Cyclical | -0.68% |
|
|
||||||
| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.19% |
|
|
||||||
| Energy | -0.77% |
|
|
||||||
| Financial | -1.22% |
|
|
||||||
| Healthcare | +0.36% |
|
|
||||||
| Services | -0.45% |
|
|
||||||
| Technology | -0.53% |
|
|
||||||
| Transportation | -0.62% |
|
|
||||||
| Utilities | -0.29% |
|
|
||||||