World markets
| Shanghai | 2,288.53 | +12.87 (0.57%) |
| S&P 500 | 1,649.60 | -0.91 (-0.06%) |
| 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 | 12,667.22 | +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
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.
More than 30 of the coalition's flagship schemes, including Universal Credit and the West Coast Main Line scheme, are at serious risk of failure, a government annual report has warned.
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.
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�.
Britain came within six hours of running out of gas earlier this year, it emerged yesterday. The severe winter weather coupled with a faulty import pipeline led to supplies being rapidly used up at the end of March.
Trends
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| CAZ | Caza Oil & Gas, Inc. | 22.86% | 29.50M |
| SCLP | Scancell Holdings Plc | 15.79% | 85.57M |
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| Cons. Non-Cyclical | -0.19% |
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| Energy | -0.77% |
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| Financial | -1.22% |
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| Healthcare | +0.36% |
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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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