Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:00:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villagers prepare to smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Villages smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:50:02 +0100 (Reuters) - Villages smear blood on banknotes during a festival at the Nem Thuong village in Bac Ninh, about 40 km (25 miles) north of Hanoi, January 28, 2012. Organized by the villagers, the festival is held on the sixth day of the first month of the lunar calendar to worship the village's deity Doan Thuong, an anti-royal military general who lived in 13th century. Every year, thousands of people from the village and nearby villages will gather to smear the blood of the pig on their banknotes in the belief that it would bring luck in the new year. The festival is known as the most brutal in the country and is condemned by many, including some who called on the government to stop the festival. REUTERS/Kham (VIETNAM - Tags: SOCIETY ANIMALS)
Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, gestures as she speaks ...
Sat, 28 Jan 2012 12:00:02 +0100 (AP) - Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney, gestures as she speaks during a session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:50:09 +0100 (Reuters) - Facebook's initial public offering is likely to set a new standard for how low investment banks are willing to go on advisory fees to win big business. The world's largest online social network is expected to tap public markets for $10 billion in the coming months in an offering that will value the company at up to $100 billion, according to sources familiar with the planned IPO. It will be one of the biggest U.S. market debuts ever, and a prized trophy for the investment bankers seeking to win lead advisory roles. ... (Source: Reuters)
File photo of Swiss bank Wegelin senior Managing Partner Konrad ...
Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:00:05 +0100 (Reuters) - File photo of Swiss bank Wegelin senior Managing Partner Konrad Hummler speaking to media during a annual news conference of the Swiss Private Bankers Association in Bern January 13, 2011. Wegelin, Switzerland's oldest bank, is selling its non-U.S. business to Raiffeisen after U.S. authorities threatened to charge it with helping U.S. taxpayers to hide assets from tax authorities. Wegelin is transferring most of its clients and employees to Notenstein Privatbank, which is being bought by Raiffeisen, Switzerland's third largest bank, for an undisclosed price, the two banks said January 27, 2012. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich/Files (SWITZERLAND - Tags: BUSINESS HEADSHOT)
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