The New York Times R.B.S. to Cut 3,500 Jobs in Britain LONDON — Royal Bank of Scotland , the bank controlled by the British government, said Thursday it plans to cut another 3,500 jobs and close 10 offices in Britain to reduce costs. The job cuts,Banking Britain Jobs Photos Wikipedia: Royal Bank of Scotland London Evening Standard Tony Blair must share the blame for financial crisis In the early summer of 2007, Britain was enjoying a golden economic spell. Interest rates and unemployment were low, property prices were rising. The country, under Tony Blair, had enjoyed 40 ... (photo: AP / Dan Balilty) London Photos Politics Uk Wikipedia :Tony Blair Top Stories The Times of India Dollar, yen recover losses; ECB eyed LONDON : The dollar and yen recovered losses on Thursday as risk-taking sentiment was tempered ahead of a European Central Bank policy meeting later in the day and key USAssets Currencies Dollar Photos Wikipedia: Japanese yen The Guardian FTSE extends gains after rare US data surprise The FTSE 100 has extended gains in afternoon trading to be up more than 2% while the Dow Jones industrial average is also up sharply following stronger-than-expected US ... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)Economy Market Photos Trading Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index The Times of India Sterling falls vs dollar on global economy fears LONDON : Sterling fell against the dollar on Tuesday as mounting concerns about the global economic outlook kept investors away from perceived higher risk currencies . ACurrency Dollar Economy Photos Wikipedia: Dollar Yahoo Daily News European stocks plunge; London down 1.14 percent LONDON (AFP) – Europe's main stock markets dived at the start of trading on Tuesday, following heavy overnight losses in New York and then in Asia asEurope London Photos Stock Wikipedia: FTSE 100 Index The Guardian Sky TV should invest far more in talent Murdoch's corporation is much more powerful than ITV ever was. Yet its investment in original content is lamentable ... (photo: AP Photo / Kathy Willens)Investment Murdoch Photos TV Talent The Australian Recovery of UK banks 'far from certain' THE British banking sector's chances of a sustained recovery are "far from certain", despite healthy first-half profits, ratings agency Standard ... (photo: AP / Matt Dunham)Banking Economy Photos UK Wikipedia: Bank of England BBC News Russia counts the cost of drought and wildfires The extreme heatwave, which caused a severe drought and wildfires in Russia , might be over, but both officials and consumers are now busy calculating its cost and trying ... (photo: AP / Sergey Ponomarev)Drought Photos Russia Wikipedia: 2010 Russian wildfires Wildfire
