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Lloyds To Cut More Than 4,000 Banking Jobs

Rob Cole, Sky News Online

Lloyds Banking Group is to cut more than 4,000 jobs, Sky sources say.

The axe will fall across the UK and the changes will be implemented next year.

An announcement is expected later.

Sky

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InternetElect~ News.  Briefly. InternetElectPress InternetElectVideo InternetElect InterElect   Online Journal E-Mail Center    June 2, 2009 -- 5:30 a.m. Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Page One | Corporate News | Economy and Politics | | Money and Investing | Marketplace   PAGE ONE A1 Hopes Dim for Air France Jet Missing Over Ocean An Air France Airbus A330 plane with 228 people onboard was feared lost after suffering an apparent electrical failure while flying through violent storms en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. • Photos | Video: 'Search Is Under Way' • Deadliest airplane crashes | Interactive • Middle Seat: Could Lightning Damage a Plane?   GM Collapses Into Government's Arms GM made its bankruptcycourt filing, the second largest from an industrial company in history. The auto maker will close 17 factories and parts centers, and cut a further 20,000 jobs. • Vote: Can GM thrive post-bankruptcy? Yes | No   Sans Opel, Fiat Still Seeks Partner After a failed bid for GM's Opel unit, Fiat is expected to keep hunting for another partner that can give it scale in an industry dominated by bigger rivals. • Heard on the Street: Fiat's Life More Ordinary   A2 • Pain Spreads Through an Ecosystem of Companies • Travelers, Cisco Replace Citi, GM in Dow   A3 • Remnants of 'Old GM' to Linger • Ford Seeks to Gain Amid Rivals' Pain   CORPORATE NEWS A4 Potential Conflicts Abound in Government Role Even after nine months of extraordinary government intervention, the scope and complexity of the GM rescue present a thicket of conflicts unlike any seen before in Washington.   Workout Will Produce Shared Stress Throughout the Auto Business Here's a look at who gets hit by GM's bankruptcy, and how.   Magna Moves on Opel Magna International was picked by the German government as a partner for GM's Opel unit, a deal that would mark a breakthrough for the Canadian auto supplier. • Europe Alerts: Click here to sign up | Settings • Video: GM Shares Sink as Bankruptcy Nears   A5 • EU Plans Fresh Strike on Microsoft   A6 • AstraZeneca, Merck to Test Cancer Drugs in 'Cocktail' • Enel Sells Gas Grid in Bid to Tackle Debt   A7 • Ghosn Wants More Savings From Renault-Nissan Alliance • Maruti, Hyundai Post Rise in Sales • Real Madrid Is Set for Spending Spree   ECONOMY AND POLITICS A8 Euro Zone's Risk of Deflation Grows The inflation rate across the 16-nation euro zone fell to zero in May, underlining the increasing risk of deflation -- a damaging decline in wages and prices that could damp recovery prospects world-wide.   Americans Get Even Thriftier as Fears Persist Americans are saving more of their pay, a shift that could prolong the recession but strengthen the financial health of U.S. households. • Econ: Manufacturers on Brink of Recovery   Bank of England Should Oversee Financial Stability, Committee Says Oversight of the U.K.'s financial stability should be returned to the Bank of England from the Financial Services Authority to help mend a faulty supervisory structure, a U.K. parliamentary committee said.   A9 • Busloads of Students Abducted in Pakistan • Geithner Urges Role for China in Recovery • U.K.'s Political-Expenses Scandal Buffets Darling   A10 • CAPITAL JOURNAL: What Should Obama Say in Egypt?   A11 OPINION The Obama Motor Co. The latest political business decision: Ban small-car imports.   Pelosi's Chinese Climate Change Carbon reduction trumps human rights.   Paris in the Springtime Inspector Clouseau's heirs stage a penal Tour de France.     A12 OPINION ION MIHAI PACEPA What I Learned as a Car Czar History shows government and automobile manufacturing don't mix.   STATE OF THE UNION Russia Divides and Rules Europe A single energy market would allow the EU to turn the tables on Moscow.     A13 OPINION JOSHUA MURAVCHIK Islamists Lose Ground in the Middle East Kuwait's election is part of a positive trend.   RICHARD BROOKHISER Bill Buckley and the Future of Conservatism The most important lesson of his career is that there are limits to accommodation.     MARKETPLACE A29 What Won't You Do for a Job? As the downturn persists, U.S. employers flooded with résumés are looking for upgraded talent -- making job hunters jump through unusual hoops to find it.   Electronic Arts Makes Big Play for Online Services Electronic Arts is unveiling plans for an online Tiger Woods golf game -- one of its first such offerings in the U.S. based on a popular game for consoles -- that could be subscription based.   A30 • The New Trouble on the Line   A31 • Malaria Vaccine Tested in African Clinical Trial   A32 • HEARD ON THE STREET: Housing Optimism Looks Overdone • Pyongyang at Work On Missile, U.S. Says • HEARD ON THE STREET: Fiat's Life More Ordinary View the latest What's News Online Past Editions of In Today's Paper advertisement A14 Open for Business Twitter?s Evan Williams and Biz Stone talk about finding revenue in tweets   All Things Digital As excerpts from the annual conference show, we?re seeing the beginning of a new era in technology   Is Bing the Thing? Microsoft?s Steve Ballmer on the company?s latest entry in the search wars   A16 • Iran Officials Fret Over Rise in Violence   MONEY AND INVESTING A19 Pound's Rally Accelerates, but End Seen The British pound has rallied in recent days despite concerns about the parlous state of the U.K government's finances. But analysts and investors have doubts it can go very far.   European Stocks Start June on Upbeat Note Commodity price-sensitive stocks and banks led a sharp advance in Europe, as the latest data from Europe and China added to hopes that that the global economy may be turning a corner.   ABREAST OF THE MARKET New Driver for Stocks International markets have taken the driver's seat in the current stock rally.   A20 • Treasury Yields Soar as Worries Subside • THE OUTLOOK: Investor Hopes for Rising Oil Demand Aren't Borne Out by Reality   A21 • Banks Sell Shares in Bid to Flee Fed • Citigroup, Merrill Bulk Up Prime Brokerage   A22 • Prudential Rejects Bailout Funds • Black Swan Fund Makes a Big Bet on Inflation • Anglo Irish Gets Capital   A23 • Boutiques Haven't Seen a Boost in M&A Tables • Losing a Bit Less Than the Rest • Spencer's Exotix Appoints Nath as New Chief Executive • F&C Board Reshuffles Again   A24 • China Industrial Data Aid Stocks • Melco Sees Upturn for Macau Gambling   A25 • Japan Regains Regional M&A Lead Copyright 2009 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 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InternetElect~ News.  Briefly. InternetElectPress InternetElectVideo InternetElect InterElect   Online Journal E-Mail Center    June 2, 2009 -- 5:30 a.m. Visit WSJ.com at U.S. | EUROPE | ASIA News by section: Page One | Corporate News | Economy and Politics | | Money and Investing | Marketplace   PAGE ONE A1 Hopes Dim for Air France Jet Missing Over Ocean An Air France Airbus A330 plane with 228 people onboard was feared lost after suffering an apparent electrical failure while flying through violent storms en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. • Photos | Video: 'Search Is Under Way' • Deadliest airplane crashes | Interactive • Middle Seat: Could Lightning Damage a Plane?   GM Collapses Into Government's Arms GM made its bankruptcycourt filing, the second largest from an industrial company in history. The auto maker will close 17 factories and parts centers, and cut a further 20,000 jobs. • Vote: Can GM thrive post-bankruptcy? Yes | No   Sans Opel, Fiat Still Seeks Partner After a failed bid for GM's Opel unit, Fiat is expected to keep hunting for another partner that can give it scale in an industry dominated by bigger rivals. • Heard on the Street: Fiat's Life More Ordinary   A2 • Pain Spreads Through an Ecosystem of Companies • Travelers, Cisco Replace Citi, GM in Dow   A3 • Remnants of 'Old GM' to Linger • Ford Seeks to Gain Amid Rivals' Pain   CORPORATE NEWS A4 Potential Conflicts Abound in Government Role Even after nine months of extraordinary government intervention, the scope and complexity of the GM rescue present a thicket of conflicts unlike any seen before in Washington.   Workout Will Produce Shared Stress Throughout the Auto Business Here's a look at who gets hit by GM's bankruptcy, and how.   Magna Moves on Opel Magna International was picked by the German government as a partner for GM's Opel unit, a deal that would mark a breakthrough for the Canadian auto supplier. • Europe Alerts: Click here to sign up | Settings • Video: GM Shares Sink as Bankruptcy Nears   A5 • Wednesday, May 06, 2009 The New York Times - Latest News and Video Wednesday, May 06, 2009 Last Update: 5:03 AM EST U.S. Says Bank of America Needs $33.9 Billion Cushion By LOUISE STORY and ERIC DASH The government has told Bank of America it will need to raise $33.9 billion in capital to withstand any worsening of the economic downturn, according to an executive at the bank. Back to Business As Investors Circle Ailing Banks, Fed Sets Limits By ERIC LIPTON Seeing opportunity in the nation's struggling banking system, private equity firms are lobbying to change federal rules that limit their control. More News » Plan to Sell Chrysler to Fiat Clears Bar Bright Spot in Downturn: New Hiring Is Robust The Minimalist: Freeze That Thought Torture Memos: Inquiry Suggests No Prosecutions Most E-Mailed » Findings: Ear Plugs to Lasers: The Science of Concentration Going Dutch Where Home Prices Crashed Early, Signs of a Rebound Allison Arieff: Searching for Value in Ludicrous Ideas Latest Video Reports » Swine Flu Fills Mexico City With Anxiety The 2009 Tony Nominations Critics' Picks: 'Ace in the Hole' Inside the Bronx Housing Court InternetElectPress Daily Brief News InternetElectVideo InternetElect Subscribe to: Posts (Atom) Advertising