19 JANUARY 1940, page 29

Banking Earnings In 1939

With the preliminary statement of Lloyds Bank the " Big Five" earnings picture for 1939 is complete. Net profit of Lloyds, after providing for all bad and doubtful debts, was......

Finance And Investment

By CUSTOS AFTER their long run of success the stock market optimists have suffered their first reverse. It is not at all surprising that gilt-edged had to take the main shock.......

Midland Bank Deposits

It is Still too soon to get a complete picture of the bank's alance-sheets but it is already apparent that a marked feature of me position at the end of 1939 was a striking......