HSBC to set aside $640M for forex probe
HSBC is expected to set aside about $640 million to cover the cost of an investigation into suspected manipulation of FX markets. The FT reports.
Read JK Rowling’s latest Harry Potter tale
The story comes from Pottermore.com, the online home for the world of Harry Potter, which shared her latest story exclusively with TODAY.com.
Global markets cheer Japan’s double whammy
Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund said it will put half its assets in stocks and cut its holdings of government bonds.
Government to ‘retire’ some WW1 debt
The UK Government has said that it will ‘retire’ £218m of the UK’s £2bn First World War debt by refinancing bonds originally issued by Winston Churchill.
VIDEO: Can Indian consumers shop for less?
The BBC’s Yogita Limaye asks if ordinary people are witnessing a real change in the cost of living due to slowing inflation.
Fire erupts at France’s public radio station
A fire erupted at Paris’ gigantic public radio house on Friday, forcing an evacuation of the building as radios went off-air.
VIDEO: Is data the next frontier in Africa?
With the vast majority of people choosing mobile phones over fixed lines, is data the next logical focus for Africa’s telecommunications business?
VIDEO: Zimbabwe’s crocodile farms
Crocodile farming in Zimbabwe is an expensive, niche business, as the BBC’s Brian Hungwe finds out.
Hungary scraps controversial web tax
Hungary shelves a proposed tax on internet data traffic after tens of thousands of Hungarians marched against it.