On the websites of Britain's bookmakers gamblers can bet around the clock on anything from soccer in Azerbaijan to financial market fluctuations, while others in betting shops feed high-stake machines that can devour 300 pounds ($470) a minute.
Regulators' attempts to clarify U.S. leveraged lending guidelines have answered some questions raised by banks, but also added fresh layers of complexity into loan underwriting decisions, banking sources said.
A former McDonald's Corp worker accused and later cleared of putting glass shards in a police officer's hamburger will be paid a $437,000 settlement by the city of New York, authorities said on Friday.
A U.S. jury found that a former Longtop Financial Technologies chief financial officer was reckless in making untrue statements or omitting facts about the Chinese technology company, a rare verdict among securities class actions.
