Credit Suisse said on Tuesday its private banking arm would swallow its smaller asset management unit to cut costs and announced a management shake-up that raises the profile of those jockeying to
Chinese shares fell in weak trading on Tuesday, dragging down Hong Kong markets, after data showed that direct foreign investment in China fell for a tenth straight month and big Chinese consumer
Britain's top share index slipped slightly in thin trade on Tuesday as Moody's downgrade of France pushed some investors to take profit after the market's biggest one-day rise this year. By 0847
Shareholders in commodities trader Glencore have overwhelmingly approved its long-awaited $31 billion takeover of miner Xstrata, paving the way for one of the largest tie-ups in the sector to date. After nine
Asian shares rose on Monday, supported by hopes U.S. politicians can overcome an imminent fiscal crunch while the yen fell to a near seven-month low against the dollar on expectations a new
World oil markets are well supplied despite the loss of nearly 1 million barrels a day of crude from Iran following sanctions by the United States and European Union, the head of
Any new haircut of Greece's debt should only come as a reward for Athens implementing the reforms it has signed up to, European Central Bank Governing Council member Jens Weidmann said on
Greek banks set to receive state aid under a recapitalisation scheme will face tighter scrutiny of their credit policies and restructuring plans, a senior banker with direct knowledge of the matter said.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will complain to President Vladimir Putin on Friday about a crackdown on political freedoms in Russia at talks likely to deepen a chill between the two big European
A Greek journalist who published the names of more than 2,000 Greeks with Swiss bank accounts will stand trial again after a prosecutor appealed a decision to acquit him of breaking data
