Business / Finance


Daily Mail, 24.04.13 07:01 UTC

Lloyds Banking Group's sale of more than 600 branches to the Co-operative Group collapses

PUBLISHED: 06:36 GMT, 24 April 2013 | UPDATED: 06:58 GMT, 24 April 2013 Lloyds Banking Group's sale of more than 600 branches to the Co-operative Group has collapsed, partly because the buyer has a ...


Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:39 UTC

Obama administration had advance warning on Fisker

Newly released documents show that the Obama administration was warned as early as 2010 that electric car maker Fisker Automotive Inc. was not meeting milestones set up for a half-billion dollar government loan, nearly a year before U.S. officials froze the loan after questions were raised about the company's statements.


Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 06:38 UTC

Barclays first-quarter profit hit by restructuring charge

LONDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 2:20am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - British bank Barclays (BARC.L) said first-quarter profit fell a quarter from a year ago after a rise in losses in its European business and a ...


BBC World News, 24.04.13 06:38 UTC

Barclays first quarter profits fall 25%

Barclays adjusted first quarter profits have fallen 25% to £1.8bn, largely due to the bank's restructuring programme.


The Register, 24.04.13 06:17 UTC

Ofcom to UK: Really - you're using the same password for everything?

Brits are taking serious security risks by continuing to use the same password for multiple websites, communications watchdog Ofcom warned today. Worse still, the regulator - which published a report ...


BBC World News, 24.04.13 06:16 UTC

Lloyds' branch sale to Co-op collapses

The planned sale of more than 600 UK bank branches by Lloyds Banking Group to the Co-op group has fallen through.


Reuters - Business News, 24.04.13 06:15 UTC

Lloyds UK branches sale to Co-op collapses: sources

By Steve Slater LONDON | Wed Apr 24, 2013 1:45am EDT LONDON (Reuters) - The planned sale of more than 600 UK bank branches by Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L) to the Co-Operative Group has fallen ...


Seattle Times, 24.04.13 06:05 UTC

Australia central bank to invest in Chinese bonds

Australia's central bank says it will invest up to 5 percent of its foreign currency reserves in Chinese government bonds as economic and business ties between the two countries deepen.


BBC Business, 24.04.13 05:31 UTC

Bank of England extends Funding for Lending scheme

The Bank of England has announced plans to expand a lending scheme designed to help businesses and households.