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UK’s ‘reckless bankers’ could end up in prison

Bankers guilty of misconduct may be jailed and lose bonuses if recommendations on how to clean up London’s financial sector become law

Shareholder anonymity set to continue

LINE-UP: (Left to right) Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, British Prime Minister David Cameron, US President Barack Obama, Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Francois Hollande at  Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, on Tuesday.  Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

G-8 leaders sign up for list of aims firm but pledges do not include the establishment of registers of true owners of companies

Assange unlikely to leave embassy even if Sweden drops sexual assault case

CRAMPED QUARTERS: WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, left, waves from a window with Ecuador’s Foreign Affairs Minister Ricardo Patino at Ecuador’s embassy in central London on Sunday. Picture: REUTERS
13 hour(s) ago

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has spent a year in Ecuadorean diplomatic building, says he fears extradition to the US

Trader charged with plotting to defraud in Libor probe

18 hour(s) ago

Former UBS and Citigroup derivatives trader charged as part of UK’s investigation into manipulation of the London interbank offered rate

Swiss government faces uphill battle to pass US tax accord bill

Swiss Finance Minister Eveline Widmer-Schlumpf speaks to the National Council on the Swiss-US tax deal during their summer parliament session in Bern, Switzerland, on Tuesday.  Picture: REUTERS
18 hour(s) ago

Swiss government faces struggle to push through landmark deal aimed at resolving a bitter tax dispute with the US

Raytheon seeks new markets for armaments

18 hour(s) ago

World’s largest missile maker turning to exports of products to prop up revenue as US curbs defence spending

Obama urges Belfast youth to cement peace

1 day(s) ago

US President Barack Obama urges young people in Northern Ireland to set an example to other parts of the world stricken by religious conflict, violence and war

Dozens in detention after Turkish police raids

Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan. Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Police raids around Turkey lead to detentions of dozens of people involved in protests against Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan

International companies

H&M posts drop in second-quarter earnings

12 hour(s) ago

Fashion retailer enters third quarter with higher inventories than planned after bad weather and sluggish consumer morale in Europe knock profit

Liberty Media joins race against Vodafone for Kabel Deutschland

TAKEOVER TARGET: File photo of the logo of Germany's biggest cable operator, Kabel Deutschland, written on a door bell at the Kabel Deutschland playout centre in Frankfurt, Germany, in February.  Picture: REUTERS
1 day(s) ago

Vodafone faces battle for Germany’s largest cable company, although rival bidder has greater regulatory and funding hurdles to overcome

Maersk plans alliance with two biggest shipping rivals

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1 day(s) ago

World’s three biggest container shipping companies agree to share vessels in bid to minimise losses caused by overcapacity and falling freight rates

TAKING FLIGHT: Boeing’s chairman and CEO, Jim McNerney, right, and Ray Conner, CE of Boeing Commercial Aircraft, at the 50th Paris Air Show, at Le Bourget airport on Tuesday. Picture: REUTERS

Boeing launch sharpens rivalry

Launch of larger version of its flagship Dreamline aircraft sharpens battle with rival Airbus in booming market for fuel-efficient, long-distance aircraft
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