The US treasury secretary has warned some banks will still fail despite the $700bn government rescue package to shore up the financial system...
Strong growth outside Europe and the US has buoyed its sales figures
More than 50 letters were received this week at financial institutions in 11 states and the District of Columbia, the FBI said.
The global economic turmoil has again made mortgage providers reluctant to lend to each other. This has led to some lenders starting to push up interest rates and others putting their rates under review. It comes after two months of falling mortgage costs, but brokers expect further volatility ahead.
GE said it planned to leave its dividend at $1.24 per share until the end of 2009 - the first time it has not raised the payout since the 1970s...
Economist Warns of Burst of Asset Bubble
* Fund inflows aimed mainly at stock, property markets * Chan says unclear if Hong Kong experiencing asset bubble HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong...
HONG KONG, Nov 20 - Hong Kong's central bank chief Norman Chan warned that Hong Kong asset prices could rise sharply next year and disconnect from fundamentals, raising the risk of a bubble, and surging...
* Nine embassies protest "non-transparent behaviour" * PM Bajnai offers to meet ambassadors next Monday BUDAPEST, Nov 19 - Nine embassies in Hungary warned in a joint letter that recent instances of what they called...
* Nine embassies protest "non-transparent behaviour" * PM Bajnai offers to meet ambassadors next Monday BUDAPEST, Nov 19 - Nine embassies in Hungary warned in a joint letter that recent instances of what they called...