Finance & Stock Market News
Maine pipeline eyes plan to ship Canada oil sands crude
* Maine pipeline plan hinges on flows to Montreal* Recent spills inflame Canadian oil debate* Towns oppose oil sands, line passes through tourist zoneBy Dave SherwoodSOUTH PORTLAND, Maine, May 22 (Reuters) - The little-known[1 Hour Ago]
UPDATE 4-State-backed UK banks gain approval for capital plans
* Regulator finalises capital requirements for RBS, Lloyds* RBS, Lloyds say will not need to issue new equity* Lloyds to raise 500 mln stg from St.James's Place sale* IMF urges UK to get "clear strategy" on bank stake sales* Shares in RBS, Lloyds rise over 2 pctBy Matt Scuffham and Steve SlaterLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - State-backed British lenders[1 Hour Ago]
UPDATE 2-Uralkali to delay potash expansion if BHP mine proceeds
By Rod NickelWINNIPEG, Manitoba, May 22 (Reuters) - Russia's Uralkali OAO[1 Hour Ago]
Bernanke stimulus comments push European shares to new high
* FTSEurofirst 300 index closes 0.2 pct higher* Cyclical shares in demand; banks, miners gain* Technicals positive despite "overbought" levelsBy Atul PrakashLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - European shares hit a new[1 Hour Ago]
Five US high-grade deals on offer as Fed rallies markets
By John BalassiMay 22 (IFR) - Five new high-grade deals hit the US primary[1 Hour Ago]
UPDATE 2-Pearson agrees $75 mln settlement in U.S. e-books case
By Kate Holton and Nate RaymondLONDON/NEW YORK, May 22 (Reuters) - British publisher[1 Hour Ago]
Britain's FTSE sets new 13 year high on Bernanke testimony
* FTSE 100 closes up 0.5 percent* Growth-related stocks gain as Fed plays down exit talk* Banks lifted by Lloyds, RBS capital plan approval* FTSE could push on to 7,000 - Credit SuisseBy Alistair SmoutLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Growth sensitive sectors drove[2 Hours Ago]
Lloyds to sell further 15 pct St. James's Place stake
LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - State-backed Lloyds Banking Group[2 Hours Ago]
New York has enough power for peak summer demand -grid operator
May 22 (Reuters) - New York has enough electricity to meet[2 Hours Ago]
UPDATE 2-British opposition leader says Google tax behaviour "wrong"
* Google's tax affairs in spotlight in Britain* Corporate tax avoidance is hot political issue* Miliband says Google is wrong, must improve* Google says it trying "to do the right thing"By Andrew Osborn and Costas PitasLONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - Google Inc's tax affairs came[2 Hours Ago]
