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The insurance market Lloyd's of London is preparing contingency plans for the possibility of the euro collapsing, its chief executive tells a newspaper.
Spain's Bankia seeks 19bn euros
Spain's fourth-largest bank, Bankia, asks for a bailout worth 19bns euros ($24bn; £15bn), and admits that it made a massive loss last year.
Football creditors rule to stay
The High Court has rejected an attempt by HMRC to get the so-called "football creditors rule" abolished in England.
Article written by Robert Peston
Robert Peston
Business editor
12:17 UK time, Friday, 25 May 2012
The memo written by Jeremy Hunt in November about News Corp’s BSkyB bid seems to explain almost everything that transpired in relation to the bid over the succeeding six months or so.
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