Daughter Gives Bank Real Proof of Dad's Death: His Ashes
A grieving daughter pestered by Royal Bank of Scotland over a charge on her late father's account went to extremes to demonstrate to the bank that he really was dead.
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JPMorgan's $2 Billion Loss Stuns Market; Bank Stocks Sink
JPMorgan Chase stock lost more than 8% of its value Friday after the bank, the largest in the United States, revealed a monster $2 billion loss in a trading group that manages the risks the bank takes with its own money.
Rocker Billy Bragg Declares War on Banker Bonuses
Rabble-rousing musician Billy Bragg is urging U.K. citizens to withhold their taxes unless the government stops the Royal Bank of Scotland from awarding $2.4 billion in bonuses to its bankers. After a bailout, RBS is now government owned.
Stocks in the News: UBS, Teva, Merck, Royal Bank of Scotland, AIG
Company news that could affect stock prices today including: a Swiss court's decision that chief financial markets regulator broke the law when it ordered UBS AG to give the U.S. data about its clients, and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries' withdrawal of its appeal of a U.S. court ruling that favored Merck and its patent on the asthma treatment Singulair.
