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Fortune: French bankers bid 'adieu' to guaranteed bonuses

Banks in France, including non-French ones, will no longer be allowed to offer guaranteed bonuses to traders and other staff under new rules announced Nov. 5. The only exception is for signing bonuses for new employees, and they are limited to a maximum of one year.

CNNMoney: Dollar rises on European support

The dollar rose against major rivals Tuesday after euro zone officials said they support a stronger greenback.

France Telecom replaces deputy chief amid suicide storm

France Telecom, which faces a political storm over a spate of employee suicides, on Monday appointed Stephane Richard, a former top aide of France's economy minister, as deputy chief executive of the telecoms group.

UK finance minister urges bonus restraint

Alistair Darling on Monday urged bankers to show restraint in the new year bonus season, telling them to apply immediately a code agreed at the G20 in Pittsburgh instead of waiting for new legislation.

France unveils $33B stimulus plan

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon unveiled further details Monday of a 26 billion-euro ($33 billion) business stimulus package which his government hopes can stall falling growth and prevent the country joining other major European economies in recession.

France injects nearly $14B into banks

The French government is injecting €10.5 billion ($13.9 billion) into the country's six largest banks to help stabilize the economy and ensure the banks have adequate lines of credit.

Fortune: Europe to U.S.: You messed up the rescue, too

First you mess up the world's financial system. Then you blow the rescue of it. Now let's show you how to do it properly.

UK unveils bank rescue as stocks continue slide

Britain unveiled a $87.4 billion rescue package for its battered banking system Wednesday as global stocks prices continued to crumble under the weight of the unrelenting financial crisis.

Asian stocks dive after Dow hits 5-year low

Asian stocks dropped sharply in Wednesday trading, after the Dow on Wall Street lost 500 points, closing at its lowest point in five years.

EU raises bank deposit guarantee

European finance ministers agreed Tuesday to raise the minimum guarantee of bank deposits to 50,000 euros ($68,600) across all EU member states and to work together on measures to address the credit crisis.

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