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Will Bernanke's plans reassure markets?
The head of the US Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has said that he will start to wind down his massive economic stimulus programme this year and may end it in 2014 - if America's economy continues to improve.
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Top stories
The UK's banks have been told to find an additional �13.4bn of capital this year on top of the balance sheet-strengthening measures they had already been planning.
The UK's retailers saw strong sales growth last month after a disastrous April, with both volumes of goods sold and the amount spent rising to their highest-ever level.
Sebastian James, Dixons' chief executive, said the chain had experienced a "tablet explosion" last Christmas and, given that less than a third of British households have a tablet, there is "lots of road left in this particular product".
PARIS - Shares in Eurotunnel which operates the under-sea tunnel between France and England fell by 4.47 percent on Thursday after the European Commission pressed for a cut in prices charged to run trains on the route.
The Scottish first minister has backed a break-up of RBS to split its risky investment bank from its mainstream retail and business lending arm.
Trends
| Popular searches on Google | Change | Mkt Cap | |
| DXNS | Dixons Retail PLC | 4.09% | 1,599.27M |
| GDL | Greka Drilling Ltd | 9.83% | 85.28M |
| LGO | LENI GAS & OIL PLC | 1.28% | 18.54M |