Stocks hit 8-1/2 month low

World and emerging stocks slid to their lowest since Sept 2009 and the euro and oil fell on Tuesday on worries over the euro zone banking sector and concerns over tensions on

Shareholders sue BP for spill liability

Shareholders have sued the board of BP Plc (BP.L) for failing to monitor safety and exposing the company to potentially enormous liability related to the Deepwater spill disaster in the Gulf of

Euro fall as debt fears rattle markets

Asian stocks fell to multi-month lows and the euro slipped on Tuesday on fears that Europe's sovereign debt woes will trigger a renewed crisis in the continent's banking sector. Europe's fumbling response