European stock markets open lower after a ratings agency downgrades 16 Spanish banks and uncertainty continues about the fate of Greece.
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The taxpayer could lose about £2bn once the assets of collapsed bank Northern Rock are wound down, the National Audit Office estimates.
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Facebook shares will begin trading in New York on Friday in one of the most eagerly anticipated share flotations in recent stock market history.
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Shares in Spanish bank Bankia continue to dive as the government denies reports of a rush of withdrawals from the troubled group.
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Housing groups warn that problems in Britain's housing market are not being fixed, on the day that figures on new house building are due.
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Troubled retailer Clinton Cards, which is in administration, is to close almost half its stores across the UK, leading to the loss of almost 2,800 jobs.
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The Bank of England warns that the eurozone is "tearing itself apart" with the "storm" threatening the UK recovery, as it cuts its forecast for growth this year.
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UK manufacturers want the government to offer more support rather than "empty rhetoric", a new survey by business advisers BDO says.
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The head of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, is backed by shareholders days after it revealed a $2bn (£1.2bn) trading blunder.
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The UK's overall trade gap in March narrowed to £2.7bn, but the deficit for trade in goods alone was unchanged at £8.6bn, official figures show.
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The German economy returned to growth in the first quarter of the year with a 0.5% rise in GDP, but France's economy recorded zero growth.
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There is a "compelling" case for a system of road charging, according to a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the RAC.
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Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin has renounced his US citizenship, just days ahead of the company's stock flotation.
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European shares fall as the continuing political uncertainty in Greece undermines investor confidence.
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Top executives at JPMorgan Chase are expected to resign on Monday following $2bn of losses at the bank's London trading desk, reports suggest.
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