One-day op will test stock market, payment bods’ resistance to hackers By John Leyden Posted in Security, 8th October 2013 07:27 GMT UK banks, the stock market and payment providers will undergo extensive stress tests in November that are designed… Read More ›
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Brussels fears European ‘industrial massacre’ sparked by energy costs
Europe’s industry is being ravaged by exorbitant energy costs and an over-valued euro, blighting efforts to reverse years of global manufacturing decline. Mr Tajani warned that Europe’s quixotic dash for renewables was pushing electricity costs to untenable levels, leaving Europe… Read More ›
Reuters accidentally publishes George Soros obituary
Reports of George Soros’ death have been greatly exaggerated, after Reuters accidentally published a story stating that the billionaire financier had passed away. Reports of George Soros’ death have been greatly exaggerated Photo: AFP By Andrew Trotman 12:15AM BST 19… Read More ›
Bank of England mulls negative interest rates
Deputy Governor floats plan that could mean new charges for customers Ben Chu Tuesday, 26 February 2013 People across Britain could see their savings hit or face new charges on their current accounts after a senior official at the Bank… Read More ›
Germany orders an Audit on its Gold Reserves: Stored in the United States, Britain and France “have never been physically checked”
Monday, 29 October 2012 German federal auditors have requested the Bundesbank checks Germany’s gold reserves, a major part of which has been stored at banks abroad since the Cold War. Germany’s gold bars, stored in… Read More ›
From the Brixton to the Bristol pound, how towns have turned to printing their own money to beat the High Street crisis
By Dan Atkinson And Vicki Owen PUBLISHED:16:20 EST, 22 September 2012| UPDATED:10:43 EST, 23 September 2012 For anyone fed up with seeing trade and spending power being leached away from their communities – and there seem to be plenty of… Read More ›