RBS expects tough Q4, cuts euro zone exposure

Royal Bank of Scotland expects difficult market conditions in the fourth quarter, with banks around the world hit by Europe's debt crisis, and the part-nationalised lender added it had taken more writedowns

BNP profits hit by 2 bln eur Greek charge

France's biggest listed bank BNP Paribas reported a 72% slide in quarterly earnings on Thursday after booking a bigger-than-expected 2 billion euro ($2.8 billion) charge on Greek debt and sold billions in