World markets
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| Hang Seng Index | 22,618.67 | -51.01 (-0.23%) |
| TSEC | 8,209.78 | -28.05 (-0.34%) |
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| CAC 40 | 3,956.79 | -10.36 (-0.26%) |
| S&P TSX | 12,667.22 | +9.13 (0.07%) |
| 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%) |
Banks given ultimatum to plug their black holes
Banks have been warned that they have just a month left to agree plans by the Bank of England to plug capital black holes. It comes amid mounting frustration among regulators about what is being seen as "foot dragging" by the industry over the issue.
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Top stories
Banks have a �once in a generation� chance to clean up their act, the chairman of shamed HSBC said yesterday. Douglas Flint told the firm's annual general meeting: �Banking has been given a huge wake-up call and we are committed to playing a key part in ...
The Government is accused of "burying bad news" after an audit rating the delivery of major infrastructure projects is released.
Households paid off �241m more mortgage debt than they borrowed in an effort to get on top of their debts. Before May last year, net lending had never been negative since the BBA started collecting the data in 1997.
Christine Lagarde, the head of the International Monetary Fund, has not been charged after two days of questioning by French judges over alleged complicity in the embezzlement of state funds.
Mario Draghi, president of the European Central Bank, tackled the political debate surrounding Britain's EU membership on Thursday night, telling a City of London audience that Europe needed �a more European UK�.
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| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 22.86% | 29.50M |
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| Financial | -1.22% |
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| Services | -0.45% |
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| Technology | -0.53% |
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| Transportation | -0.62% |
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| Utilities | -0.29% |
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