GE, Vivendi differ on NBCU valuation: report

General Electric <GE.N> and Vivendi <VIV.PA> are at least $1 billion apart in their valuation of the French group's stake in NBC Universal, the Financial Times said, da...

Trichet warns banks risk addiction to support

Banks risk becoming addicted to cheap central bank cash used to fight the financial crisis and must prepare for its eventual withdrawal, the head of the ECB warned at a Frankfurt banking conference on...

Investors press Goldman for bigger share of profits: report

Big shareholders at Goldman Sachs <GS.N> have asked the U.S. bank, which is on track to pay out the biggest bonuses in the company's history, to pass more profit to investors, the Wall Street Jo...

Investors ask Goldman to be less greedy: report

Big shareholders at Goldman Sachs <GS.N> have asked the U.S. bank, which is on track to pay out the biggest bonuses in the company's history, to pass more profit to investors, the Wall Street Jo...

Bankers say crisis lessons must be taken to heart

Bankers and regulators should learn the lessons of the global financial crisis and drive through changes to prevent future breakdowns, financiers said on Friday.