Japanese securities regulators reportedly recommend action be taken against the Tokyo brokerage operations of French bank BNP Paribas for failing to properly report dealings connected to real-estate developer Urban Corp.

NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Crude oil prices soared Wednesday on the New York Mercantile Exchange, although prices closed more than $50 below levels that closed out 2007.

NEW YORK, Dec. 19 (UPI) -- Banks in Spain, Britain, France and Japan lent billions of asset-secured dollars to feeder funds that funneled money to a New York trader accused of fraud.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Banks from Japan to France say their exposure to fraud conducted by a New York trading company could reach billions of dollars.

By STEFAN NICOLA
UPI Germany Correspondent BERLIN, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- The financial crisis has hit Europe harder than expected, with banks all over the continent on the brink of collapse.

SEATTLE, Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A major Washington Mutual bank stockholder waived off a critical deal that allows the troubled bank greater capacity for selling itself, sources said.

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