Barclays fined over ‘dark pool’ trading
Barclays and Credit Suisse are fined a total of $ 154m (£108m) by US regulators for their US “dark pool” trading operations. BBC News – Business
Barclays and Credit Suisse are fined a total of $ 154m (£108m) by US regulators for their US “dark pool” trading operations. BBC News – Business
US presidential candidates make a final pitch to people in Iowa, where the first votes for party nominations will be cast on Monday. BBC News – US & Canada
Nigeria is holding talks with the World Bank to help it fund a forecast $ 11bn (£7.7bn) budget deficit as it copes with falling oil revenue. BBC News – Africa
Companies should be taxed on their UK sales, not profits, former Conservative Chancellor Lord Lawson says, after the row over Google’s tax arrangements. BBC News – Business
The main Syrian opposition group is in Geneva for peace talks but says the Assad government must meet its demands if negotiations are to start. BBC News – Middle East
The number of pregnant women in Colombia infected with the Zika virus – linked to birth defects – doubles in a week to nearly 2,000, officials say. BBC News – Latin America & Caribbean