Bloomberg
Negative Rates Are Here to Stay – For Now: Sundstrom
April 13 -- According to IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld, central bank policies of negative rates are supporting aggregate demand, though there are some concerns such as potential effect on bank profits. Geraldine Sundstrom, co-head...
Bloomberg
We'd Stay Away From Banks With Capital Woes, Says Jullier
October 25 -- Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA swung between gains and losses after Chief Executive Officer Marco Morelli pledged to begin talks with investors to help raise capital as he seeks to return the ailing lender to profit....
Bloomberg
Barclays Ready to Dump Up to 7,000 Low-Return Clients
Dec.19 -- Barclays Plc is looking to eliminate up to 7,000 customers with a new computer system called "Flight Deck" that identifies low-return clients. Bloomberg's Stephen Morris reports on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
AFP News Agency
CLEAN: Europe pledges new Greek bailout as deal struck on cuts
CLEAN: Europe pledges new Greek bailout as deal struck on cuts
Curated Video
Live By the Sword: Carving a Niche Making Swords
(NATS)JOHN LUNDEMO (LUHN'-deh-moh) REALLY DOES LIVE BY THE SWORD.HE FORGES BLADES …(NATS)GRINDS THEM … (NATS)AND TESTS THEM BEFORE SELLING THE HISTORY-INSPIRED WEAPONS TO BUYERS ALL OVER.SOUNDBITE (English) sword maker John...
Bridgeman Arts
Nuns at church, and glassblowers at work. Sweden, 1960s
Clip 8 from the 1960s documentary 'Vikings D'hier et D'Aujourd'hui' (Vikings Yesterday and Today) from Sweden. Scenes of nuns at church, engaging in craft-making. A woman moulds a piece of metal as her cat sits nearby. Glassblowers shape...
Bridgeman Arts
Miners cutting wood and young boys at the mine. France, 1952
Clip 2 from the 1952 short film 'Les hommes de la nuit', about the work of miners in coal mines in Lorraine, France. Miners craft and cut wood in a workshop. Young boys are instructed by a trainer, put on their uniforms and get equipped...
Bridgeman Arts
Festival of Flowers in Monaco. French Riviera, 1951
Clip 5 from the 1951 French language film 'Croisiere Bleue' about the South of France, the French Riviera, Monaco and Monte Carlo. Scene of the harbour. Tilt down to a shot of meadow covered with white flowers. Scenes from the festival...
Bridgeman Arts
Man at work with his colleagues. USA, 1953
Clip 3 from the 1953 documentary 'Once a Scout' about the Boy Scouts of America. Young boys learn at the Boy Scouts, and sit by the side of a fire with an older teacher.
Bridgeman Arts
Cruisers arrive in Port Said, sailors on leave, and navigating the canals. Egypt, 1945
Clip 3 from the 1945 film 'Escales Imperiales' (Imperial Ports of Call), which highlights the maritime routes linking the French empire into one vast network. Arrival in Port Said (Egypt). Feluccas, a statue of Ferdinand De Lesseps and...
Bridgeman Arts
Visual tricks with cameras, made in France, 1956
Clip 6 from the 1956 French documentary 'Images d'hier et D'aujourd'hui' (Images of Yesterday and Today) about the history of photography, featuring reenactments from the early 1900s. In this clip, camera tricks show people walking...
Bridgeman Arts
The Lord Mayor, 1960, part 9 - Port Health Authority inspectors at work on ships
Clip 9 from the 1960 film 'The Lord Mayor', commissioned by the City of London Corporation to give an overview of its services, including schools, markets, housing welfare and health. In this clip, a council meeting for the Port Health...
Bridgeman Arts
The Living City, 1970, part 9 - the buildings and monuments of Christopher Wren, London
Clip from 1970 film focussing on the history of the City of London - the Square Mile - its economic growth, institutions, administration, buildings and future. The film illustrates the major part taken by local government in the physical...
Bridgeman Arts
Tower Bridge: Looking at London, 1968, part 5 - Cargo from ships is distributed via different channels
Part 5 of the 1968 film Tower Bridge: Looking At London, which explores the history and development of the Tower Bridge along the River Thames. Presented by Ann Dickinson. In this clip, the cargo of the Baltic Sun is unloaded and...
Bridgeman Arts
Nurses and scientists in training. Art school, market, gardens and a woman belly-dancing. Algiers, 1961
Clip 2 from the 1961 film 'De quel amour blessec', which shows images from Algeria through the centuries from the perspective of four writers: Apulece, Saint Augustin, Ibn Khaldoun et Albert Camus. Nurses, all dressed in white listening...
Bridgeman Arts
Sunday, August 25, 1968 Prague citizens opposing the Soviet occupation rename their streets and put up posters and signs of protest.
Part three of Seven Days to Remember Part 2, documenting events which followed the invasion of Czechoslovakia in August, 1968. Made by valiant Czech filmmakers, who risked their lives to film the defiance in the streets and to get their...
Bridgeman Arts
Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 13 - POV from car down Holloway Road, elderly friends playing dominoes
Clip from a documentary type account of the provision of new housing for Londoners. Looks at London's housing shortage, the work of the Greater London Council. Surveys opinions of tenants rehoused on GLC estates as to their new houses...
Bridgeman Arts
Man plays a vinyl record. Re-enacted scenes on the invention of the phonograph. 1958.
Clip 1 from Au Creux des Sillons. French language film about the history of sound recording made in 1958 with the help of Pathe-Marconi. Shows the process of manufacturing vinyl discs from studio recording to factory. Young woman walks...
Bridgeman Arts
Living at Thamesmead, 1973, part 8 - Child's trip to the dentist
Clip 8 from the 1973 film Living at Thamesmead, a semi-fictional account of a couple who live in the Thamesmead estate, created by the Greater London Council to promote the estate. In this clip, a young couple come across a child eating...
Bridgeman Arts
Establishing shots of Paris and its colleges and universities, 1951
Clip 1 from the 1951 French film 'Le Lycee Sur La Colline', following a student of the 1950s from his entry at Lycee Henri IV (Paris) to his final graduation. Ancient map of Paris. Aerial shot of central Paris (Ile Saint-Louis). Eiffel...
Bridgeman Arts
Basque beret and chistera production. Basque Country, c.1930s
Clip 7 from the documentary Zazpiak Bat about the Basque Country. Scenes from a production line of Basque berets, espadrille shoes and chistera racquets. Shots from inside a Basque home. An animated map of the Basque Country and end...
Bridgeman Arts
Somewhere Decent to Live 1967 part 5 - bungalow homes for the elderly
Clip from a documentary type account of the slums of London and the provision of new housing for Londoners. Looks at London's housing shortage, the work of the Greater London Council since 1965 in slum clearance and building and its...
Bridgeman Arts
Nixon in France, 1969
Clip 9 from the 'The First Step: President Nixon's European Visit', a film produced by the United States Information Agency in 1969, covering Richard Nixon's European visits and meetings. In this clip, Nixon is seen getting off a plane...
Bridgeman Arts
The Living City, 1970 part 1 - The Blitz, 1940
Shots include: first shots of London in the Blitz, the city on fire, firefighters on the streets of London tackling the blazes, the ruined cityscape