Oil back up to $100 a barrel

Oil rose to $100 on Thursday as a move by global central banks to add liquidity to money markets rallied world stocks and the United States energy sector struggles to restart operations

EU to pursue infringement procedures against Cyprus

The European Commission has decided to pursue infringement procedures against Cyprus and another 11 Member States for failure to implement certain Internal Market Directives into national law. The Commission will refer Austria,

FTSE says Greece’s stock market on negative watch

Greece's stock market will stay on watch for a possible downgrade to "advanced emerging" from its current "developed market" status, global index compiler FTSE said following an annual review of country classifications.

Russia market crisis could help Kremlin hawks

By Michael Stott (Reuters) Russia's worst financial market crisis since 1998 could strengthen further the Kremlin hawks who favour a strong state and oppose closer links with the West. Emboldened by military