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Eurozone crisis - ECB action today
The European Central Bank is expected to add liquidity to the markets today... more

Standard Chartered - Record Profits
Standard Chartered posts US 4.75 billion profit for 2011... more

Twitter expands advertising to mobiles
Twitter plans to open up its advertising program for the Apple iPhone and Google Android devices, in an effort to harness its increasing number of mobile users. Whilst currently Twitter sells "promoted tweets" and "promoted accounts" for customers through browser experience only, it will now include feaure on its mobile applications timeline, it said in a blogpost on Tuesday. ... more

Mobile World Congress kicks off
The Mobile World Congress kicks off in Barcelona... more

HMRC gets tough with Barclays
Barclays tax avoidance scheme closed by HMRC... more

HSBC profits up 15% to £13.8 billion
HSBC reports healthy £13.8 billion for 2011, a near record.... more

Lloyds Bank posts £3.5 billion loss
Lloyds Group reports higher than expected loss following PPI provision... more

RBS £2 billion loss posted
RBS announces losses of £2 billion for 2011... more

Stamp price increases soon?
Ofcom proposes stamp price increases to reduce Royal Mail losses... more

Greek 2nd bailout finally agreed
Agreement finally reached in Brussels over 2nd Greek bailout... more