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• Source: U.K. banks set to unveil bailout plans
LONDON - Major British banks are likely to announce their plans to recapitalize early on Monday, a person familiar with the matter said, a move which could see the government take multi-billion pound stakes in several lenders. Banks were in crisis ...
• 401(k) Steps to Take Now
It seems as if I start every article the same way these days: Another day, another batch of wild developments in the market. I'm still catching up with Tuesday's action as I write this -- I spent a good part of the day at the dentist, half-watching ...
• U.K. government to partially nationalize banks
LONDON - The British government said Wednesday it would partly nationalize major banks, with taxpayers taking a share stake in a bid to shore up a financial sector that many investors feared could not survive the global turmoil without government ...
• U.K. official says Taliban talks may be necessary
LONDON - Decisive military victory in Afghanistan is impossible and the Taliban may well be part of a long-term solution for the country, the senior British commander in Afghanistan was quoted as saying Sunday. The Sunday Times newspaper quoted Brig ...
• U.K. threatens to sue Iceland to protect savers
REYKJAVIK, Iceland - Britain added to the financial chaos engulfing Iceland by declaring Wednesday it planned to sue over lost deposits held by thousands of Britons with Icelandic bank accounts. The news from London even overshadowed an emergency ...