Trade Imbalance Worries Mervyn King, Departing British Central Banker - NYTimes.com

I, for one, am tired of the way the departing Governor has used the language of blaming energy prices for the banking system and economy problems.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/business/britains-central-banker-confident-over-us-budget-talks.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0

HSBC to Pay $1.92 Billion Fine to Settle Charges Over Laundering - NYTimes.com

There is so little publicity about this criminal activity! If the fine is so large, how much money was involved to destroy lives through drug running!

http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2012/12/10/hsbc-said-to-near-1-9-billion-settlement-over-money-laundering/?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121211