en-us Mon, 07 Dec 2009 20:10:00 -0800 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 18:24:03 -0800 Mon, 07 Dec 2009 14:28:00 -0800 Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0800 ACN ACN Thu, 03 Dec 2009 06:14:47 -0800 BAC BAC Reuters UK) - Banks across the industry need to exercise restraint on remuneration, Business Secretary Peter Mandelson said on Thursday when asked about bonuses at state-controlled RBS RBS."I think it's banking practice, not only in this country but around the world, for these bonuses to form an integral part...]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:00:39 -0800 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:30:00 -0800 Reuters) - Glitzy Dubai may face a debt crisis that has sent a shudder through global markets, but you wouldn't know it from officials or local media.World leaders have commented on the crisis -- but not those in the United Arab Emirates itself,...]]> Mon, 30 Nov 2009 06:01:26 -0800 Reuters UK) - The Scottish economy is slowly starting to recover from deep recession but weaknesses in the service sector mean it will underperform the United Kingdom for the next year, a forecasting group said on Sunday.The prediction came as an Ipsos MORI Scotland poll showed Scots...]]> Sat, 28 Nov 2009 22:15:17 -0800 Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:25:51 -0800 Reuters UK) - The top shares ended at a three-week closing low on Thursday, pressured by hefty falls in the banking sector as concerns over Dubai's ability to pay its debts took a toll on confidence.The FTSE 100 ended down 3.2 percent, or 170.68 points, at 5,194.13,...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 11:00:26 -0800 Reuters UK) - The Financial Services Authority FSA has appointed five senior "corporate panthers" to prowl the city of London and help it judge the competence of top banking executives and improve governance.The FSA named Dominic Cadbury, Sarah Hogg, Colin Marshall, Brian Pitman and David Scholey to bulk up...]]> Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:30:24 -0800 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:32:34 -0800 Reuters UK) - Australian nickel miner Minara Resources Ltd MRE will submit a joint bid with a Chinese firm on Wednesday for BHP Billiton's BHP Ravensthorpe nickel operation, a source familiar with the bid told Reuters.The offer for the idled facility in west Australia will be well...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:31:06 -0800 BLT BLT Reuters) - The government-run fund that safeguards U.S. bank deposits tumbled to a negative balance of $8.2 billion in the third quarter, as the number of problem banks surged by a third to 552.It was the first shortfall since 1992 when the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp was...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:00:36 -0800 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:07 -0800 Reuters UK) - The Bank of England disclosed on Tuesday that it provided almost 62 billion pounds in emergency loans to Royal Bank of Scotland RBS and HBOS LLOY at the height of the credit crisis last year.The Bank said it did not give details of the...]]> Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:16:18 -0800 HBOS HBOS Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:17:00 -0800 Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:00:00 -0800 Reuters UK) - The FTSE 100 index ended sharply higher on Monday, snapping a four-day losing streak, with commodity and banking stocks rallying after comments by a senior U.S. Federal Reserve official.The top share index finished up 104.09 points, or 2 percent, at 5,355.50 and recorded...]]> Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:00:33 -0800 RDSA STAN RDSA,STAN