| Douglas Flint: HSBC's 'safe pair of hands' In the dry world of bank accounting, Douglas Flint is a superstar. telegraph.co.uk |
Small biz, banks may spurn Obama's $30B program By PALLAVI GOGOI 2010-09-25T03:05:54ZNEW YORK (AP) -- President Barack Obama's $30 billion small community business lending program faces one big challenge: many of the community banks and businesses it's supposed to help don't want it.... hosted.ap.org |
Spending Review: 'Cut pay or cut jobs', public sector workers told Public sector unions must accept cuts to pay and benefits to minimise job losses, employment bodies have warned. telegraph.co.uk |
Tough economic times head West after recession By CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER 2010-10-23T00:19:37ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- A delayed decline in home prices and drops in manufacturing and tourism have caused unemployment in western mountain states to rise faster in the past year than in any other region.... hosted.ap.org |
Takeover Code changes: the right price is now only the start There is a certain amount of unease in the City this weekend over a number of the recommendations from the Takeover Panel's code committee on the new rules of the financial game. telegraph.co.uk |