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...The impact of military operations on the terrified civilian population can be seen from the banks of the Moei river near Mae Sot. Families huddle under crude shelters and plastic sheeting....
...Long queues have formed at bank ATMs in recent weeks caused, say businesspeople, by a shortage of cash delivered by the central bank....
...According to data from LCD, S&P Global Market Intelligence, the number of cov-lite loans in April rose to 82 per cent of loans tracked. That's up from about 20 per cent in 2011....
...According to opening calls from CMC Markets, London’s FTSE 100 will slip by 13 points and Frankfurt’s Xetra Dax 30 will rise 18 points, with the Cac 40 in Paris holding steady....
...at 12.30 UK time....
...The US Federal Housing Finance Agency is seeking more than $1bn from Nomura but the bank has denied any wrongdoing....
...markets S&P 500 down -0.12 (-0.01%) at 1,955 DJIA down -50.67 (-0.30%) at 16,663 Nasdaq up +11.93 (+0.27%) at 4,465 European markets Eurofirst 300 down -6.04 (-0.45%) at 1,323 FTSE100 up +3.82 (+0.06%)...
...That compares to an average for the EU in 2012 of 82.5 per cent....
...The Swedish white goods maker is looking to emerging markets for relief from weakness in its core European and US markets amid fears of a renewed downturn in the western economies....
...British Energy added 1.9 per cent to 748p amid rumours of an 800p a share bid from Spain’s Iberdrola. The stock was supported by a Deutsche Bank “buy” recommendation....
...According to a mortgage expert at a high-street bank, discounts of up to 30 per cent were not uncommon in 2006. 2 The contract between developer and investment company continues to show the full asking...
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