The Bank of England said U.K. lenders together had a capital shortfall of $41.96 billion at the end of 2012 and need to sell assets and restructure further to close the gap.
Facebook, Google and Microsoft and other Internet companies have been paying broadband-service providers for connections to get faster and smoother access into their networks. Netflix has been reluctant.
Asian markets were lower Thursday in the wake of Wednesday's Federal Reserve policy meeting outcome and a weak China PMI reading. The Hang Seng fell 2.2%.
Bernanke said the Fed could start winding down its $85 billion-a-month bond-buying program later this year, setting up a high-stakes test to see if the economy and markets can begin to stand on their own.
When Twitter bought video-sharing app Vine in October, it was largely viewed as a consolation prize after Facebook snapped up photo-sharing app Instagram. But now, Facebook is trying to catch up to Twitter in video.
General Motors is sticking to a goal of quadrupling its share of the Chinese market for luxury vehicles by the end of this decade even as it acknowledged a slowdown in the market and increasing risks there.
Economic sanctions against Iran have made it hard for Iranians to do business abroad. But Iranian businessmen are flocking to Georgia, a U.S. ally in the Caucasus region, to pursue profits.
FedEx's earnings were weighed down by restructuring charges in the latest quarter, and the shipping company reined in expectations amid weakness in its international priority business.
