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FSA issues £52,500 fine for market abuse

Hedge fund manager Steven Harrison has been banned from trading for a year after receiving inside information

Inflation ... Nationwide ... OPEC: Tempus at lunchtime

The Bank seems accurate in inflation forecast ... Nationwide deal is a triumph for mutuals ... Prickly OPEC meeting

Britons to gain from US mortgage rescue

The rescue of the two US mortgage giants will help British banks to extend their home lending and put pressure on rates

Tempus analysis: Mutual friend

The agreement to merge shows how neatly things can be arranged without the details such as shareholder approval

UK market closes up despite seven-hour delay

London Stock Exchange faces worldwide embarrassment after 'connectivity issues' halt a much-needed British share rally

Washington Mutual ousts boss after $19bn loss

Latest credit crunch casualty leaves with benefits worth almost $24m while his replacement signs on for $10m

Lehman international head to leave in shake-up

Jeremy Isaacs will leave the troubled US bank after 12 years as it continues to seek ways to boost its balance sheet

Ex-Fannie & Freddie chiefs to share $23m

Windfalls for Daniel Mudd and Richard Syron are likely to infuriate investors in the loss-making mortgage lenders

Nationwide confirms three-way merger deal

No windfalls for members as Britain's biggest building society takes over credit crunch-hit smaller rivals

Stocks rally on Fannie and Freddie rescue

Investors send London stocks soaring nearly 4% following Asian bounce on relief at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac deal

Business big shot: Jeremy M. Isaacs

The respected former Goldman Sachs banker has been credited with building Lehman’s international operations

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac bailed out

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac chief executives are replaced as the Bush administration makes federal takeover

Business big shot: Graham Beale

The chief executive of Nationwide is a chartered accountant by training and has worked with the building society since 1985