Europe stocks sag as Deutsche Bank, HSBC sink

European shares dropped on Wednesday, falling for the sixth consecutive session and turning negative on the year on renewed fears surrounding banks' balance sheets. Deutsche Bank tumbled 9 percent after saying it

Britain offers credit lifeline for business

Britain launched a scheme on Wednesday to help small and medium-sized businesses refinance up to 20 billion pounds ($29.2 billion) of debt to stop cash-starved firms going bust. Economists and industry figures

Yahoo names software exec Bartz as new CEO

Yahoo Inc named Autodesk Inc Chairman Carol Bartz as CEO, but Wall Street questioned whether the software executive has the experience needed to turn around the Internet media company. While Bartz is

Negative outlook for UAE banking system

The fundamental credit outlook for the banking sector of the United Arab Emirates is negative, reflecting growing pressures in the operating environment, which will weaken the financial fundamentals of UAE banks going