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Thursday, 29 July 2010
A potential customer walks into the first branch of the new British high street bank, the Metro Bank, in London, Thursday, July 29, 2010.
London: Metro Bank, Britain's first new high street lender for over 100 years, opened its first branch to the public — and dogs — yesterday in a move aimed at shaking up the retail banking sector. Co-founded by billionaire US businessman Vernon Hill, Metro Bank hopes to tap into public...
Full Story: Gulf News
 
Citigroup, Canary Wharf
WASHINGTON - Banking titan Citigroup Inc. is paying $75 million to settle civil charges that it misled investors about its potential losses from subprime mortgages as the housing bust hit in 2007. The Securities and Exchange Commission announced the settlement with Citigroup on Thursday. It said the...
Full Story: Herald Tribune
 
 
Das Buerogebaeude der Siemens AG fuer IT Operations und Industrial Services in Erlangen, aufgenommen am Montag, 13. August 2007. Siemens and VW Surge on Roaring Demand From ChinaThe New York Times2010-07-29
FRANKFURTGermany continued to show surprising strength Thursday as a drop in unemployment, coupled along with better-than-expected profit at two of the country’s biggest manufacturers,...
 
British Prime Minister David Cameron speaks during a joint press conference with his Indian counterpart in New Delhi, India, Thursday, July 29, 2010. Indo-British relations have come a full circleGulf News2010-07-29
New Delhi: Indo-British relations have come a full circle. While Indians see British Prime Minister David Cameron's visit to India, with his 90-member delegation, as an effort to shore up India's...
 
In this July 9, 2008 file photo, cars drive away from Boeing Co.'s Everett, Wash. assembly plant. The final request for bids is expected to be released Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008, by the Pentagon _ which will make clear whether or not Boeing Co. will get its wish for an extensi Slow airplane deliveries hit Boeing profitNZ Herald2010-07-29
4:00 AM Friday Jul 30, 2010 Email Print MINNEAPOLIS - Boeing's second-quarter profit fell 21 per cent as airplane deliveries and defence revenue fell. Its US$787 million ($1090 million) profit was...
 
Motorola Canada at 8133 Warden Avenue, Markham, Canada Motorola profits rise with smartphone salesm&c2010-07-29
New York - Motorola posted a sharp rise in profits Wednesday as its sales of high margin smartphones rose dramatically, boosted by the success of its iPhone competitor, the Droid X. The US...
 
** FILE ** In this May 9, 2008 file photo, a pedestrian walks past the Citigroup Center building in New York. Citigroup Said to Pay $75 Million in Subprime CaseThe New York Times2010-07-29
Citigroup has agreed to pay $75 million to settle federal claims that it failed to disclose vast holdings of subprime mortgage investments that crippled the bank during the financial crisis, according...
 


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