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US lawmaker faces insider trading probe11/02/12

THE chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, Spencer Bachus - which oversees the US banking and financial services industries - is under investigation for possible violation of insider trading laws, The Washington Post reported on Thursday.

Japanese shareholder moves ahead in suit against Wynn11/02/12

WYNN Resorts Ltd, the US$15 billion gaming empire of Las Vegas tycoon Steve Wynn, may be forced to give its biggest shareholder access to its financial papers, a US judge has ruled, the latest turn in a case that has transfixed the casino world with implications for the company's control.

Treasury mulling small US bank stakes sale11/02/12

THE US Treasury Department is considering selling stakes and allowing mergers involving banks in the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), an Obama administration official said yesterday.

Euro ministers demand more from Greece11/02/12

Dec US trade gap widens to US$48.8b11/02/12

Spain reforms labour to fix unemployment11/02/12

HK sees serious worker shortfall by 201811/02/12

Economy giving a boost to Obama11/02/12

US$2.3m payback from US financial giants11/02/12

Citigroup iPad bill-pay app users charged twice11/02/12

India industrial output growth in December lags forecasts11/02/12