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Two big banks, who avoided the government bail outs, to issue strong third-quarter statements By Greg Walton and Mark Leftly HSBC and Barclays are likely to hint at big bonus pots for their staff next week, as they are not...
Bar staff at the Westminster Arms are used to a political class of clientele. That morning, in a series of co-ordinated announcements, the Treasury, Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group had revealed a long-awaited...
Lord Stevenson of Coddenham, the chairman of HBOS, strode excitedly on to the stage at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, his arms whirling energetically. It was Thursday 26 June 2008 and hundreds of shareholders...
When the disaster blockbuster 2012 opens in cinemas on Friday, film-goers will be treated to an apocalyptic epic that cost more than $200 million to make. By Philip Sherwell in New York and Hernando Garcia in Guatemala City A...
Just when Chelsea's power appeared to be waning, Carlo Ancelotti has restored the invincible aura of old. Chelsea must appear to Manchester United as a Terminator rolling out from under a blazing oil tanker, shoving an eye back...
Public attitudes to ethical investment are changing. These days, many investors are as concerned about investments that sit comfortably with their environmental and social principles as they are about securing healthy returns....
A warship built with steel salvaged from the World Trade Center has been put into service in New York. Hundreds of US Navy officers and sailors and also families of 9/11 victims attended the commissioning of the USS New York in...
Soaring demand for food and land may not stop the world's rural communities from plunging deeper into poverty The villagers of Thatarber Manihatty in south India knew they had no choice but to mortgage their small plots of...
Hershey currently holds the licence to make Cadbury's bars in the US. But many feel they lack a certain je ne sais quoi With familiar purple packaging and a swirly "C", the Cadbury chocolate bars found in American shops look as...
Study condemning UK energy strategy set to embarrass government as it prepares to unveil new climate change initiative Britain's claim to be a world leader in green energy investment has been called into question by an...
