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Britain's economy will take until 2012 to get back to where it was before the financial crisis, despite the end of Britain's worst recession since the 1930s, the CBI has warned.
British economy will take years to recover despite end of recession, says CBI
Greece was boosted by a show of market confidence on Monday after the government's first bond issue of the year was a success, despite fears over the country's mounting debt pile.
Greece bond sale boosts market confidence
Hedge funds watching China's markets are licking their lips at what they see as the best shorting opportunity since Enron. But while plans to allow short-selling are imminent, this won't be a bear's picnic.
Chinese short-selling will be no bear's picnic
Gordon Brown said today that he saw growing support for some form of an international levy on banks as City Minister Lord Myners met finance officials from the G7 group of seven leading economies to discuss global bank reform.
Brown claims transaction tax is gaining traction
Paul Volcker, the man behind the latest proposed curbs on US banks, recently mocked the idea that financial innovation had generated anything much of value over the past 20 years. I wish someone would give me one shred of evidence that financial innovation has led to economic growth, he growled.
Property groups ignore derivatives backlash
The oil and gas industry breaches, the mere existence of which has been a closely guarded secret of oil companies and federal authorities, were focused on one of the crown jewels of the industry: valuable bid data detailing the quantity, value, and location of oil discoveries worldwide, sources familiar with the attacks say and documents obtained by the Monitor show.
US oil industry hit by cyberattacks: Was China involved?