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Wednesday Papers: Dow boosted by gain in the euro -- other news

George Osborne to warn big banks over crisis tax and house buyers could be refused mortgages under new Bank of England powers.

 * Dow advances 214 points, or 2.10%, to 10,405, S&P 500 gains 2.35% and Nasdaq rises 2.76%

 * US stocks close 2% higher after gain in the euro signalled growing confidence with Europe's ability to deal with its debt crisis

 * US May import prices fell 0.6%

 * May CPI drop boosts hope UK inflation has peaked

 * Evidence of acute tensions in Spanish banking system as they break European Central Bank loan record

 * Spain unions call general strike over labour reforms

 * George Osborne to warn big banks over crisis tax; John Vickers could lead probe into split-ups

 * House buyers could be refused mortgages under new Bank of England powers to be unveiled by the chancellor

 * Tesco appoints former Standard Chartered executive Gareth Bullock and Stuart Chambers as non-executive directors

 * BP to have six ships to remove siphoned oil; has yet to start second oil capture system

 * Obama says he will do 'whatever it takes' on oil spill and make BP pay for damage caused by the Gulf of Mexico oil spill

 * BP credit hit by six-notch Fitch downgrade

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