Stephen Green Defends HSBC’s Asia Plans Stephen Green, the chairman of HSBC, today gave his backing to the Bank of England’s response to the sub-prime crisis, saying that the authorities had "taken the appropriate measures".... Read Full Article Central Bankers Hoped Clouds Would Clear, But The Storm Only Gathered Strength The heads of the world’s most powerful central banks first mulled yesterday’s coordinated steps to ease market stresses under sunny skies in South Africa in mid-November.... Read Full Article Ah, The Genteel, Civilized World Of Croquet. Well, Not Quite. The sociology of croquet might be seen as a microcosm of the deterioration of manners and civility in America.... Read Full Article American Album: Torn From Parents, A Top Speller Vents His Anger Kunal Sah hopes that winning the Scripps National Spelling Bee will help bring his parents back from India.... Read Full Article Borders Bookstore Chain May Be Up For Sale Borders, the American-owned bookstore chain, could be up for sale after it suspended its dividend and hired advisers to review options for the business.... Read Full Article |
Bank NewsUS telecoms firm, Global Crossing, considering plans to sell UK armGlobal Crossing, the US telecoms carrier that went into Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after running up debts of £6 billion on an acquisition spree, is considering plans to sell off or merge its European arm with a competitor.Read Full Article World events make the Bank of England impotentSombre – there is no other word for it. One good measure of the seriousness of the economic situation is that the Bank of England governor has stopped making jokes. Gone are the quips about disco dancing or the true meaning of Christmas not being clear until Easter (as far as retail-sales statistics are concerned).Read Full Article Bankers are taking 57 days to get new postsMore people were looking for jobs last month in London’s financial services industry than at any time in the past three and a half years, according to research released yesterday.Read Full Article Last decade’s demutualisations lose their shineBradford & Bingley appears to have been caught badly on the hop a month ago by a Sunday newspaper report that it was poised to launch a rights issue. Yes, like most battered UK banks, it was exploring the options. 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