British mortgage approvals and consumer credit rose unexpectedly in July, but weak mortgage lending pushed total net lending to its lowest since March, Bank of England figures showed on Tuesday. The figures
Intralot, the world's second-largest lottery systems provider, on Tuesday reported a 39.8% drop in first-half net profit, hurt by a levy Greece imposed on large firms to boost ailing finances. Intralot offers
U.S. crude futures fell below $74 on Tuesday, extending losses for a second day, as expectations of higher crude inventories fed fears that a slowdown in global economic growth was hitting demand.
The yen rose towards a 15-year high against the dollar on Tuesday as traders looked to test Japanese authorities' resolve on intervention after the Bank of Japan's easing steps the previous day
Alpha Bank, Greece's third-largest lender, said on Tuesday first-half net profit fell 82.2% year-on-year, hit by a one-off tax, higher provisions and weaker loan growth as the recession deepened. Alpha reported net
Research In Motion will give India access to secure BlackBerry data beginning Wednesday, a government source said on Monday, leading New Delhi to put off a decision on whether to shut down
Tokyo stocks fell 3% on Tuesday, their worst daily drop in three months, after the Bank of Japan's emergency moves the day before failed to curb the yen's strength and disheartened investors
Chinese shares retreated on Tuesday and looked set to end the month flat to slightly lower as the cloudy outlook for growth in developed economies pushed investors to the sidelines. The Shanghai
Bank of Cyprus, the country's largest lender said first- half net profit rose 10 percent to EUR163 mln. Group net interest income rose to EUR496 mln, up 28 percent on the first
Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd (HB) reported that first half 2010 net profits attributed to shareholders increased to EUR 11.1 mln from EUR 2.06 mln a year ago but below analyst expectations.
