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Former Lehman chief blames US regulators for collapse
01 Sep 2010 | 17:23
Former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld believes the investment bank may have been able to survive if US authorities had given it the same assistance as its rivals.
US banks at risk of failure hits 829
More than a tenth of the 7,380 banks in the US remain at risk of failure despite the sector posting strong profit growth during the second quarter.
01 Sep 2010 | 01:34
Royce co-CIO George predicts M&A 'supercycle'
Royce & Associates co-CIO Whitney George believes markets are entering a ‘supercycle’ in M&A activity, as the subdued economic environment forces companies to attempt to acquire growth.
01 Sep 2010 | 01:12
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The Bank of England has focused too much on avoiding deflation at the expense of countering declining real incomes, according to Cazenove.
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