HSBC Profits to be Doubled

The biggest British bank HSBC pre-tax profit of $ 11.1 billion (£ 7 billion) for the first six months of 2010 – more than double its profits for the same period reported last year. The bank said it was profitable in all regions except North America, where he saw losses of $ 80m.
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Bank Data accounts Concern by HSBC

About 24,000 customers of HSBC’s private banking operation in Switzerland had personal information stolen by a former employee, the company has admitted.
In December, HSBC said that there were only 10 account holders from the theft, which has been affected to happen three years ago.
The stolen information relates to 15,000 accounts that are still active. A [...]