LONDON — The FTSE 100 (FTSEINDICES:^FTSE) didn’t move much last week, putting on a modest 37 points to end the week at 6,584. The receding......
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It’s no secret that American International Group Inc (NYSE:AIG) has been looking to sell assets in the wake of its financial difficulties. This......
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Monday was busy for Barclays PLC (ADR) (NYSE:BCS). The U.K. makes all kinds of fun demands, and it recently came to light that one of those demands was......
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Note: This article has been amended to better reflect state ownership in Bank of Ireland. Investors, or even everyday news watchers, will remember the......
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Investors, or even everyday news watchers, will remember the actions taken by the American government to rescue the banking system and ensure it had sufficient......
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LONDON — You don’t need to be investing for long to understand that some shares are a wilder ride than others. There is a statistical measure......
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LONDON — A popular way to dig out reasonably priced stocks with robust growth potential is through the “Growth At A Reasonable Price,”......
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LONDON — Even though the market has risen 8.7% so far this year, not every share has climbed with it. Let’s take a look at three whose performance......
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LONDON — One of Warren Buffett’s famous investing sayings is “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful......
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LONDON — The shares of Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) slumped 21 pence, or 6%, to 305 pence during early trade this morning after the......
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Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) chief Stephen Hester has announced he’ll step down from the primarily government-owned bank at......
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LONDON: We’re firmly into reporting season for the quarter ending March 31, and we’ll be learning how the three months went for a number of......
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Ongoing litigation in the U.K. means that banks will likely be on the hook for mis-selling products to small business and individuals. According to the......
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LONDON — In one month’s time, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) will announce its results for the first three months of 2013......
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LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) is back in the headlines again, thanks to a new round of lawsuits from investors. They......
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Last week, Judge Naomi Buchwald ruled against a series of class action suits that had been brought against banks, alleging that the banks were guilty......
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LONDON — The threat of being forced to raise more capital has weighed on banks since last November, when the Financial Policy Committee pronounced......
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LONDON — It’s more than five years since Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) (LSE:RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR) (......
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LONDON — The shares of leading U.K. banks fell during early London trade this morning following news that Cyprus had implemented a bank levy that......
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LONDON — There’s been a distinct change of mood music about prospects for sale of the government’s holdings in Lloyds Banking Group......
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LONDON — One of Warren Buffett’s famous investing sayings is “be fearful when others are greedy and greedy only when others are fearful......
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LONDON — Are you perplexed by the banks’ results? Suspicious of big improvements in “adjusted,” “underlying,” and......
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On the back of another Dow record yesterday, stocks opened slightly higher this morning, with the S&P 500 (S&P Indices: .INX) and the narrower......
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LONDON — Even in a year when the FTSE 100 has already advanced 9.2%, some blue-chip shares have room to move higher still. Here are three shares......
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LONDON — If someone offered you the opportunity to buy 1-pound coins for, say, 80 pence, you’d be mad not to accept, wouldn’t you? Yet......
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LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (NYSE:RBS) and Lloyds Banking Group PLC (ADR)(NYSE:LYG) were both forced into humiliating tax-......
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LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (ADR) (LSE:RBS) (NYSE:RBS) is due to announce its annual results on Feb. 28. At the time of writing,......
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LONDON — If a previously struggling business recovers, the market is forced to reassess its convictions. This can result in buyers piling in and......
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The investigation into the LIBOR rate-rigging scandal continues, with regulators and investigators tackling each of the banks involved one by one. Barclays......
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LONDON — Data supplied by online stockbroker Selftrade shows that in January, these stocks were three of the most frequently sold. However, although......
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