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| Treasury eyes new TARP plan for small bank lending The Treasury Department is mulling whether it will ask Congress for legislation to provide some relief from its rules for the Troubled Asset Relief Program for small banks to use to lend to small businesses. feeds.marketwatch.com |
UK mortgage approvals at two-year high UK mortgages approved for house purchase reached the highest level for two years during November. telegraph.co.uk |
UK faces 'wave of US M&A' after Kraft deal, hedge fund GLG argues Kraft's successful offer for Cadbury is likely to spur on other American companies to target UK businesses for takeovers, according to hedge fund GLG Capital partners. telegraph.co.uk |
Bank bonds hold as solid earnings outweigh reform (Adds reform proposal, updates bond levels.) Bank bonds were in focus in the corporate bond markets Thursday, holding mostly steady as solid earnings reports outweighed any uncertainty caused by the government's proposal to limit large banks' size and risk-taking. Goldman Sachs' GS stellar earnings report gave the sector an early boost. feeds.marketwatch.com |
Primark 'ramps up' ethical efforts after exposé on working practices Bargain clothing chain Primark has stepped up efforts to improve its ethical standards after pressure from the UK's ethical trade body and a series of damaging media exposés. telegraph.co.uk |