RBS And NatWest Hit By Mobile Banking Glitch

Mobile banking services for RBS and NatWest have been hit by an IT glitch, along with an unconnected problem that affected some Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland online users. In a statement given to Sky News, a spokesperson for RBS Group said: "Some...

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Blackstone In Joint Bid For Friends' Tax Arm

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The private equity giant Blackstone has joined forces with a US-based specialist insurer to table a bid for the tax planning arm of Friends Life, the FTSE-100 financial services group. Sky News understands that Blackstone...

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Hacked eBay Faces Multiple Investigations

Web retailer eBay is facing transatlantic scrutiny from the authorities over a massive cyber attack that compromised the personal data of its 145 million users. Connecticut, Florida and Illinois have launched a joint inquiry over the hack, which came...

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BlackRock Urges AstraZeneca To Hold New Talks

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor AstraZeneca's biggest shareholder wants the pharmaceuticals group to consider renewing talks with Pfizer about a £69bn takeover offer once a curfew period imposed by City regulators has expired. Sky News has learnt...

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Ebay Users Urged To Change Their Passwords

By Tom Cheshire, Sky Technology Correspondent Ebay has asked its users to change their passwords following a cyberattack that compromised the site's database. The database, which was compromised between late February and early March, involved hackers...

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Fat Face Pulls Float As City IPO Fashion Fades

By Mark Kleinman, City Editor The fashion retailer Fat Face is expected to abandon its planned flotation in a move that could mark a turning point in the City's frenzy of recent company listings. Sky News understands that the chain, which is controlled...

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The Bank's Great House-Price Bubble Dilemma

It's rather ironic that the one time there is widespread attention on the Office for National Statistics' (ONS) house price index, amid fears of a housing bubble, the index then goes and falls. But the drop in annual UK house price inflation from 9.2%...

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House Prices Up As PM Mulls Help To Buy Future

House prices have risen 8% in the year to March, figures have shown, as David Cameron said he would "consider" changes to the Help To Buy scheme if advised to do so by the Bank of England. While the increase is down on the 9.2% rise announced in February,...

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Cyber-Spying Charges Against China Officials

The US has charged five Chinese military officials in Beijing with economic espionage and trade secret theft - allegations that China says are "deliberately fabricated" with "ulterior motives". The indictment accuses the five hackers of targeting US...

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Let Market Decide Bids' Fate, Woodford Urges

AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer: Full Statement Updated: 8:09am UK, Monday 19 May 2014 The Board of AstraZeneca PLC ("AstraZeneca" or the "Company") notes the announcement by Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer") of its final proposal (the "Final Proposal"), comprising...

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Banking Standards: New Body To Restore Trust

The former CBI boss Sir Richard Lambert is expected to make recommendations today aimed at rehabilitating the battered reputation of British banking. Sir Richard will call for the establishment of a body called the Banking Standards Review Council (BSRC)....

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Pfizer's £69bn Takeover Bid For AstraZeneca

Pfizer-AstraZeneca Takeover Explained Updated: 10:38pm UK, Sunday 18 May 2014 Pfizer has expressed an interest in taking over AstraZeneca but what does that mean for Britain and British jobs, and what can the Government do about it? :: So is there...

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Britain's Richest 1,000 People Now Worth £519bn

Billionaire Britain: Rise Of The Super-Rich Updated: 7:07am UK, Sunday 11 May 2014 More than 100 billionaires are now living in Britain - the first time the milestone has been reached. According to this year's Sunday Times Rich List, 104 billionaires...

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Carney: UK Housing Market Has 'Deep Problems'

By Ed Conway, Economics Editor The British housing market has "deep, deep" problems, according to the Governor of the Bank of England. In an interview with Sky's Murnaghan show to be broadcast in full later this morning, Mark Carney warns that...

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