The New York headquarters of the Goldman Sachs investment bank. Photograph: Justin Lane/EPA Goldman Sachs faces the threat of legal action from Royal Bank of Scotland, which lost $800m (£523m) on the complex mortgage security at the heart of a record-breaking fine by the US regulators. Even... 

PartyGaming says the deal with Bwin will create a group worth .3bn. Photograph: Graham Turner PartyGaming and its Austrian-based rival Bwin today announced plans for a merger that they say will create the world’s biggest publicly-listed online gambling company. The enlarged group, to... 

Online Stock? Nowadays, more and more people are struggling to get involved or invest in the stock market. However, many of them are afraid because of the complexities of the market. With the advancement of technology today, online stock trading had become very popular. Through it, you do not need to do the actual... 

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Estimates suggest there will be 50m new mouths to feed every year. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian Hedge funds, with billions of pounds in assets, are recklessly gambling on food prices, with speculators driving massive price volatility that threatens the most vulnerable people on... 

Tower 42 in the City of London, home of the secretariat of the Committee of European Banking Supervisors (CEBS). Photograph: Jonathan Brady/EPA The stress tests had to clear two hurdles – transparency and credibility. On transparency, there’s a lot to cheer. The Committee of European...