Former Lloyds Bank chief executive and chairman Brian Pitman dies at age 78Sir Brian Pitman, the banker who led Lloyds TSB to become one of Europe's largest financial groups, has died at age 78, the British Bankers' Association said Friday. Pitman died Thursday following a heart attack earlier in ...

<div><p>Britain's state-rescued Lloyds Banking Group on Friday said it would cut up to 460 more positions, bringing to about 8,000 the total number of job losses it has announced since the start of the year.</p><p>LBG ...

<div><p>Bank of England policymakers are widely tipped to keep British interest rates at a historic low point of 0.5 percent on Wednesday when they announce the outcome of their monetary policy meeting.</p><p>The central bank's monetary ...