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Matt Kuchar poses with the trophy afer his two-stroke victory at the Memorial Tournament presented by Nationwide Insurance at Muirfield Village Golf Club

Matt Kuchar holds his nerve to win Memorial at Muirfield

A nerveless final-day performance saw Matt Kuchar retain his two-shot overnight lead to win the Memorial tournament at Muirfield Village.

New Yorkers have embraced the Citi Bikes

Two days in: How are Mike’s Bikes doing in New York City?

New York City, home of the horn-leaning taxi driver and death-wish bicycle courier, has survived a second day on its version of London’s Boris Bikes. At the time of writing, there were no reported calamities involving the new swarm of 6,000 rental machines.

Maybe it’s time the gizmo sellers simplified their terms

Money Insider: Rock-bottom savings rates make offset mortgages even more attractive

According to industry research, fewer than 10 per cent of people are currently offsetting their savings against  their mortgage.

Boom times look to be a long way off, MPC’s Paul Fisher warns

Britain will have to wait for the boom times to return despite “some signs of a pick-up” in the economy, Bank of England rate-setter Paul Fisher declared today.

£1.6bn refinancing lifts the debt cloud for Thomas Cook

Travel giant Thomas Cook today took a huge step towards recovery with a £1.6 billion refinancing of its vast debt pile, just 18 months after the 172-year old company veered close to collapse.

Banks get reprieve on current accounts

Britain's high street banks have been let off the hook by the Office of Fair Trading, which has decided not to refer them to the Competition Commission over the current account market.

Société Générale blow after 'bribe' arrest in Russia

The chief executive of Société Générale's Russian unit Rosbank was held in Moscow yesterday on suspicion of receiving bribes, dealing a knock to the French bank's hopes of achieving a turnaround in its primary foreign market.

Scandal: Just how corrupt is Britain?

Rotten banks, dodgy cops, MPs on the fiddle. A conference on public life has evidence to topple long-held assumptions

Unite union said Lloyds Banking Group has announced almost 2,750 job losses since the start of the year

850 jobs go as Lloyds axes Southend base in bid to reduce costs

Lloyds Banking Group came under attack today for cutting hundreds more jobs and planning to close a large office.

HSBC is off to a flier on results

Banking giant’s chief executive is racing ahead of schedule with his efforts to reduce costs

The News Matrix: Friday 3 May 2013

Gun incident leaves one dead at airport

Amanda Staveley advised on Barclays’ £3.5bn deal with Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour, below, who was paid £110m commission

Barclays back in the spotlight over £30m payout in 2008 rescue deal

It is the story that will not die down. Just as Barclays seems to be putting its past behind it, more revelations about the Middle Eastern cash calls that saved it from a government bailout during the financial crisis have surfaced.

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