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BoE: An easy ride for sloppy banks - Mervyn King must think all his Christmases have come at once - despite all the problems - he has won his battle to take control of the special resolution regime for failing banks



BoE: An easy ride for sloppy banks  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Mervyn King must think all his Christmases have come at once - despite all the problems - he has won his battle to take control of the special resolution regime for failing banks
Still a long way to go for house builders  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
A shrewd old stockbroker of my acquaintance recommended to his clients a month ago that they should buy housebuilders' shares
Still a long way to go for house builders  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
A shrewd old stockbroker of my acquaintance recommended to his clients a month ago that they should buy housebuilders' shares
BoE: An easy ride for sloppy banks  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Mervyn King must think all his Christmases have come at once - despite all the problems - he has won his battle to take control of the special resolution regime for failing banks
Wimpey shares halve as cash call snubbed  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Taylor Wimpey, Britain's biggest housebuilder, has hit crisis point today as shares collapse 50%, with investors not willing to back a £500m rescue plan
Retailers fear worst slump since the 50s  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
The number of businesses feeling the pain in the retail market has hit the highest level for three years, according to a new study
City blasts Darling over protection plan funding  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Chancellor Alistair Darling came under attack from the City today after he said banks would not have to put up the money to protect savers in the event of another Northern Rock Fiasco
Developers get cash for affordable housing  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Big developers are to be given more cash in advance to help them carry on building affordable homes through the credit crunch
On a spree, boy with £2m in his account  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
A cash machine mistakenly told a 16-year-old boy he had £2m in the bank, causing him to go on a spending spree
Time to make it clear who owns each bank  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Increasing the savings compensation limit to £50,000 is a huge improvement but banks or the scheme must make it clearer who owns who
Time to make it clear who owns each bank  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Increasing the savings compensation limit to £50,000 is a huge improvement but banks or the scheme must make it clearer who owns who
On a spree, boy with £2m in his account  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
A cash machine mistakenly told a 16-year-old boy he had £2m in the bank, causing him to go on a spending spree
Developers get cash for affordable housing  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Big developers are to be given more cash in advance to help them carry on building affordable homes through the credit crunch
City blasts Darling over protection plan funding  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Chancellor Alistair Darling came under attack from the City today after he said banks would not have to put up the money to protect savers in the event of another Northern Rock Fiasco
Retailers fear worst slump since the 50s  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
The number of businesses feeling the pain in the retail market has hit the highest level for three years, according to a new study
Wimpey shares halve as cash call snubbed  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Taylor Wimpey, Britain's biggest housebuilder, has hit crisis point today as shares collapse 50%, with investors not willing to back a £500m rescue plan
M&S shares slump on sales warning  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Sales at Marks & Spencer have slumped 5% with the High Street giant warning of two more years of pain, sending shares down 22%
Fears for pensions after £30bn FTSE fall  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Investors are reeling after share prices plunged on stock markets around the world, piling more pressure on creaking company pension schemes
Fears for pensions after £30bn FTSE fall  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Investors are reeling after share prices plunged on stock markets around the world, piling more pressure on creaking company pension schemes
M&S shares slump on sales warning  [07/02/2008 12:31 PM]
Sales at Marks & Spencer have slumped 5% with the High Street giant warning of two more years of pain, sending shares down 22%
Market report: Wednesday latest  [07/02/2008 08:27 AM]
12.00:The house-building sector was plunged into its worst crisis for decades today, after Taylor Wimpey admitted no one wants to support its emergency bailout
Market report: Wednesday latest  [07/02/2008 08:27 AM]
12.00:The house-building sector was plunged into its worst crisis for decades today, after Taylor Wimpey admitted no one wants to support its emergency bailout
Manufacturing woe fires fears of recession  [07/01/2008 08:16 PM]
Britain is on the verge of a stagflationary recession with prices galloping out of control and demand drying up
Just £2m fine for Severn Trent lies over water leaks  [07/01/2008 08:16 PM]
Severn Trent today escaped with being fined just £2m by an Old Bailey judge despite being found guilty of lying to regulators and misleading the stock markets
The oil guru who predicts $500 a barrel  [07/01/2008 08:16 PM]
The Evening Standard's Simon English on the competition to name the most seemingly outlandish future oil price