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European equities markets were mixed as investors worried about the effect of possible higher interest rates in China and about

Lenders given ‘fairness’ deadline

The City watchdog has threatened lenders with fines if they fail to give fair treatment to customers when dealing with

The government is to own 57.9% of Royal Bank of Scotland after shareholders bought only a tiny proportion of the

JP Morgan Chase, the third-largest US bank, saw its second-quarter profit fall 52%, as it suffered $1.1bn (£550m) in mortgage-related

Failed Californian mortgage lender IndyMac is reportedly being probed by US officials over suspected fraud. Media reports say the Federal

Joe Lewis, the Bahamas-based British billionaire, is the mystery buyer behind a near-7 per cent stake in Ladbrokes, the UK’s

Credit Suisse has suspended a “small number” of traders suspected of inflating the value of mortgage-backed bond investments by $2.85bn

Charles Prince, the chairman and chief executive of one of the world’s biggest banks, Citigroup, has resigned.He will be replaced

Â Â Â Â Northern Rock and the Bank of England expect that by the end of the year the Rock will

UK bank HSBC has said its bad debts from the US sub-prime lending crisis were $3.4bn in the third quarter.But