| Afghan Central Bank: Kabul Bank has `stabilized' By DEB RIECHMANN 2010-09-05T15:16:50ZKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- Afghanistan's largest bank remained solvent Sunday after a nearly weeklong run on the troubled institution, according to the governor of the nation's central bank, which is being criticized for looking the other way at the bank's mismanagement problems for too long.... hosted.ap.org |
Bob Diamond: the journey from business lecturer to chief executive of Barclays It took Jose Mourinho just one season to catapult Chelsea to the top of the pile in English football. Bob Diamond, a Blues fan, has taken a little longer to land one of the plum jobs in the British banking establishment telegraph.co.uk |
'We are going to have higher prices for commodities' Wheat, sugar, cotton and gold are arousing interest from investors across the globe. So what should investors look for when it comes to commodities? telegraph.co.uk |
Financial Stocks: Regional banks power financial-sector rally Japan’s quantitative-easing measures stoke U.S. financial stocks, but American Express Co. shares remain under pressure as the company faces a U.S. antitrust case. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Coal group NWR buys rival and incorporates in UK New World Resources (NWR), the Czech coal group, has offered to buy Polish rival Bogdanka for 3.43bn zloty (£745m) cash. telegraph.co.uk |