3/12/2010 Brian Pitman, former Lloyds Bank CEO, dies at 78 Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Associ... read full article...

3/12/2010 Oil above $82 after IEA raises demand forecasts Oil prices moved above $82 a barrel Friday after the International Energy Agency brightened its outlook for world demand, predicting a surge in Asi... read full article...

3/12/2010 German minister: EMF aid would come at heavy price Emergency aid from a proposed European Monetary Fund should come with strict conditions and a "prohibitive" price tag to boost market confidence, G... read full article...

3/12/2010 European markets lifted by industrial output data LONDON AP) _ European stock markets rose Friday after a strong set of industrial production figures for January stoked hopes that the recovery from... read full article...

3/12/2010 BA cabin crew to strike later this month The union representing British Airways cabin crew says workers will strike for a total of seven days this month. read full article...

3/12/2010 Ahead of the Bell: Business Inventories Business inventories likely showed a small gain in January even though wholesalers cut their stockpiles during the month. read full article...

3/12/2010 Ahead of the Bell: Retail Sales Retail sales probably slipped slightly in February reflecting weakness in demand for autos and the severe winter storms that hit much of the countr... read full article...

3/12/2010 Brew-haha frothing over after Philly bar raids A real brew-haha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger. read full article...

3/12/2010 S&P raises Ukraine's credit rating Ratings agency Standard & Poor's has increased Ukraine's sovereign credit rating by one notch, saying reduced political risks after an election wil... read full article...

3/12/2010 UBS says IRS has 20 Swiss banks in its sights UBS AG says the U.S. Internal Revenue Service has collected information on the cross-border activities of about 20 Swiss banks in the course of its... read full article...