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European banks could have as much as $40 billion of exposure to Dubai after helping to arrange a string of bonds and loans linked to the Middle East city-state, according to analysts at Credit Suisse.

It seems that Dubai World seeking to restructure its $59 billion in debt came as a big surprise, especially to those at Barclays Capital who just a few weeks ago recommended investing long in Dubai sovereign credit.

U.K. shares traded sharply lower on Thursday, as investors took some profits off the table by selling miners and banks in particular.

The U.K.'s Supreme Court on Wednesday unexpectedly ruled in favor of the banking sector in a long-running battle over the legality of overdraft fees.

European equities slid into negative territory Tuesday on relatively low volume levels, as the euro area swung into a trade surplus and UBS sounded an optimistic note about future earnings.

European stocks declined on Friday, with losses from banks offsetting gains for fertilizer makers and food producers.

United Arab Emirates: 1 hour, 43 minutes ago British Airways and Barclays Bank announce the launch of a new promotion for holders of the British Airways Barclaycard.

It has also named John Goff as chairman and chief executive of Crescent. Goff was vice chairman and CEO of Crescent until it was sold to Morgan Stanley /quotes/comstock/13*!ms /quotes/nls/ms in 2007.

British stocks rose broadly on Friday, with miners gaining ground, although broker downgrades weighed on shares of some firms.

J.P. Morgan said Thursday that it will buy Cazenove, its U.K. joint venture partner, for around 1 billion pounds in a deal that will net big payouts for many current and former employees.

Going on offense is the best defense in white-collar cases. It didn't take long after the housing boom turned bust and trillions of dollars of wealth had gone poof that the public was out for blood.

Today, hundreds of workers, clergy members, community leaders, and other taxpayers converged on the Washington, D.C. headquarters of Goldman Sachs to demand the bank put an end to multi-billion dollar bonuses, reject the Too Big To Fail Doctrine, and use their anticipated $23 billion bonus pool to help families facing foreclosure.

The Guardian's editor in chief, Alan Rusbridger, and Barclays chief executive, John Varley, donate UShs 4.2m to village savings and loans group that had funds stolen last month Money from a Katine village savings and loans group.

Looking for a job? Here's a peek at the latest financial institutions that are reportedly hiring.

John Varley, chief executive of Barclays, aimed last week to convince people that Christianity and banking were compatible.

In 2007, Americans saved a total of $57.4 billion. That same year, we spent $92.3 billion on legalized gambling.

John Varley, chief executive of Barclays, defended his pay and bonus, and those of his peers, by saying "profit is not satanic." Moral outrage has set off a counter-reaction among a host of European bankers.

HSBC forecast that emerging markets will spearhead the economic recovery on Tuesday as the world banking giant said its third-quarter profits were "significantly" higher compared with a year earlier.