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BusinessWeek September 16, 2010 Bryan Keogh |
David Cameron's Budget Thrills Bond Buyers A pledge to shrink the British deficit has sent bond prices sky-high |
BusinessWeek July 21, 2010 Mark Gilbert |
Lucky for Obama, U.K.'s Cameron Is Embracing Austerity First With the threat of a double-dip recession looming, both the U.S. and the U.K. are talking fiscal austerity. The good news for Obama is that Cameron is cutting first. |
The Motley Fool September 25, 2010 Owain Bennallack |
Should U.K. Banks Be Busted Up? While the Independent Commission on Banking says it's keeping an open mind on how best to address the perceived flaws in U.K. banking, it has already set out what it sees as the main options for reform. |
AskMen.com Nick Kennedy |
Austerity Measures If you think you need to apply some austerity measures to your current financial situation, make sure you understand that austerity isn't fun. |
BusinessWeek June 24, 2010 |
Britain's Scary Budget Chancellor of the Exchequer Osborne announced his budget and it's not pretty |
BusinessWeek June 9, 2011 Jennifer Ryan |
As Cameron Wields the Ax, Britain Cringes The Prime Minister's $130 billion spending-cut plan is in full swing, and Britons are uneasy |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Eric Dutram |
Wednesday's ETF to Watch: United Kingdom ETF (EWU) Inflation reports and unemployment inform today's choice. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 Ryan &O'Donnell |
The Bank of England's Kingmaker A central banker's dire deficit warnings became an election issue |
BusinessWeek February 14, 2005 |
Wanted: An Honest Budget Bad news outweighs good as President Bush prepares to announce the next federal budget. |
National Defense September 2009 Grace V. Jean |
U.K. Military Spending on the Rise, Says MOD Official Quentin Davies, U.K. minister for defense equipment and support, categorically denied reports about upcoming budget cuts in U.K. military programs. |
The Motley Fool August 5, 2009 Morgan Housel |
Goldman Sachs to Employees: Pretend This Hurts Here's your bonus! Now please, oh please, don't spend it. |
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique |
HSBC Resorts to Layoffs to Improve Profits Bank resorts to job cuts and divestment to cut costs. |
The Motley Fool November 17, 2008 Alex Dumortier |
Bank Execs Forgo Bonuses, but Does It Matter? Goldman Sachs announces that seven of its top executives, including CEO Lloyd Blankfein, will forgo bonuses this year. Expect others to follow. |
BusinessWeek July 15, 2010 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks with Niall Ferguson The Harvard history professor holds forth on European stress tests, Germany and the financial crisis, and British austerity. |
BusinessWeek September 23, 2010 MacAskill & Menon |
No End in Sight for Britain's Bank Rescue By holding its shares in RBS and Lloyds, the U.K. may earn a profit. Meanwhile, the cost of carrying the stakes continues to rise. |
AFP eWire December 3, 2007 |
New Bank Philanthropy Fund Has Billion-Dollar Goal A new donor-advised fund started by global investment bank Goldman Sachs has a goal of raising $1 billion over the next several years. |
BusinessWeek August 25, 2010 Mark Gilbert |
Interest Rates: The Zero Percent Solution There are smart arguments for the world's central banks, particularly the Fed, to start raising rates. They just may not be smart right now. |
The Motley Fool December 9, 2010 Esterhuizen & Sellitti |
Bullish Options: Which U.K. Companies Are Back on Track? Do you have a good feeling about the U.K.'s financial future, or are you siding with the skeptics? |
The Motley Fool April 6, 2010 Ivan Martchev |
Is the British Pound the Next Shoe to Drop? Monetary conditions in Britain may be even weaker than the eurozone due to high debt levels and an unstable banking system. Expect the pound to keep falling in 2010. |
BusinessWeek August 16, 2004 |
Italy Bites The Bullet The center-right government approved $20.4 billion in spending cuts and $8.4 billion in one-time, revenue-raising measures to control the ballooning budget deficit. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2009 Morgan Housel |
There's No Recession for Goldman Sachs Record bonuses are in store for Goldman's employees. Is that a good thing? |
BusinessWeek May 20, 2010 Gonzalo Vina |
George Osborne Is Spooking the Markets Britain's New Chancellor of the Exchequer's alarmist warnings about the coming fiscal pain has investors worried about his skills. |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Caroline Winter |
Deficit Busting Government budget cutters here and abroad have the sharp knives out. Here are some examples. |
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Alan Oscroft |
A Bad Day for U.K. Banks U.K. bank shares tumble on debt fears and stress test worries. |
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Avishek Mishra |
Should Wall Street Bonuses Be Scrapped? Banks walk a tightrope as SEC proposes regulatory oversight over executive bonuses. |
The Motley Fool May 5, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Weekly Walk of Shame: Greek Tragedy The situation in Greece holds foreboding for us all. |
BusinessWeek December 27, 2004 Laura Cohn |
A Strong Sterling -- And No Complaints Cheap goods from Asia are fueling the spending that's powering British growth. And the euro is up against the dollar -- way up. |
The Motley Fool June 23, 2010 Bruce Jackson |
U.K. Budget Won't Prevent Long, Hard Slog But the Great Austerity Budget should at least ensure interest rates stay low for quite some time. |
Finance & Development March 2010 |
Big Bad Bonuses? Pros and cons of bankers' bonuses: one defends bankers' bonuses; one says they are a symptom of a bigger problem -- reckless risk taking by big financial players. |
BusinessWeek December 16, 2009 Katz & Harper |
Bank Bonuses: The 'Fat Cats' Try to Look Slimmer The backlash over big bonuses has Goldman Sachs, for one, making changes. But they're mostly cosmetic |
BusinessWeek April 14, 2011 Tom Keene |
Tom Keene Talks to Goldman's Jan Hatzius Goldman Sachs's chief U.S. economist offers his views on inflation and the budget deficit |
Bank Technology News November 2001 Louise West |
U.K. Consumers Flock to Online Banking As the British assimilate new technology with increasing ease and speed, online banking benefits... |
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Cliff D'Arcy |
Bad Debts Tumble, HSBC Makes Billions Profits at HSBC double thanks to lower loan losses in the U.S. |
BusinessWeek March 3, 2010 Mark Gilbert |
In Defense of Goldman. Really Loopholes in EU rules, not Goldman Sachs, are to blame for Europe's debt troubles. |
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Matt Koppenheffer |
I Was an Evil Investment Banker Wall Street bonuses have run afoul of the government. Should Uncle Sam step in and regulate? |
Financial Planning November 1, 2008 David E. Adler |
The Yanks Are Coming! The credit crunch in the United States is usually blamed for the sudden and severe economic contraction in the United Kingdom, lamented as the worst economic crisis to face Britain in 60 years. But this hostility does not extend to the U.S. financial planning industry. |
BusinessWeek April 21, 2010 Paul M. Barrett |
Goldman: The Mystique of Indispensability Clients are standing by the investment bank even though the SEC says it deceived a customer. |
IndustryWeek December 16, 2010 |
The Competitive Edge: The Federal Deficit Comes Into Focus Slashing the federal deficit promises significant benefits for manufacturers. |
The Motley Fool May 16, 2011 Owain Bennallack |
Get Your Very Own Four-Figure Bank Bonus A plan to transfer the government's stake in RBS and Lloyds to individuals is gaining ground. |
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Rich Smith |
The British Retreat As British stocks become cheap relative to U.S. stocks, British companies could become more and more attractive acquisition targets for U.S. companies |
The Motley Fool September 6, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Reinventing Goldman Sachs A step backward in the right direction. |
The Motley Fool August 30, 2011 Morgan Housel |
Wall Street's Unemployment Machine Wall Street gets a strong taste of what Main Street has been dealing with for years. |
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 John Grgurich |
Amazon Responds Decisively to Netflix Move Online retail giant's Lovefilm not in a loving mood as it takes a serious shot at Netflix, U.K. |
The Motley Fool November 5, 2009 Kris Eddy |
Money Lenders Preach Their Gospel Religion, politics, and money are mixing it up in the churches of England. With U.K. unemployment at a 14-year high and citizens angry over a government bailout of lenders, bankers in the country are taking their message to the pews. |
The Motley Fool September 27, 2010 Andrew Bond |
A Cheap Stock in Slowing Defense Sector As the Pentagon cuts its budget, Force Protection is still a good value. |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 Alex Dumortier |
Does Goldman Sachs Need New Leadership? Is there a statesman in the house? |
BusinessWeek February 24, 2011 Charlie Rose |
Charlie Rose Talks to Nassim Taleb The Black Swan's author saw that spiraling risk in financial markets could spark a global crisis. Now he's warning of the risk in delaying deficit cuts |
BusinessWeek June 25, 2009 David Henry |
Goldman Profits from the Downturn For Goldman Sachs, a slow recovery and dysfunctional bank bailout programs mean bigger profits. |
The Motley Fool December 27, 2010 |
Goldman Sachs Plans Tighter Bonus Rules The plan applies to unspecified "key employees" starting this year. It gives Goldman the ability to take back bonuses from employees who violate company rules. |
The Motley Fool December 19, 2003 Tom Taulli |
Goldman's Midas Touch The CEO leaves for the NYSE, while trading continues to bring in the bucks. |