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. By Gwladys Fouche, Reuters Uncertainty over British plans to change renewable energy regulation could halt investments in offshore wind power for up to three years, Norwegian energy company Statoil said. Statoil

. Greek lender Attica Bank does not favour becoming part of a big state-controlled banking pillar and wants to stay independent and grow through buyouts, its chairman said on Tuesday. The government

. Britain's new opposition leader said on Tuesday economic policy should focus on growth, not just cutting the budget deficit, and he would not support irresponsible strikes against planned spending cuts. Labour

. The new leader of Britain's opposition Labour Party will signal a break with some of the party's policies on Tuesday, and distance himself from former Prime Minister Gordon Brown's stewardship of

. By Tom Bergin, Reuters Bob Dudley faces a delicate task when he becomes chief executive of BP Plc on Friday: convincing investors BP will boost safety, while persuading government and the

. ANALYSIS: By Chris Buckley (Reuters) The jarring noise reverberating across Asia is the sound of a region shifting gears, adjusting to the prospect of China growing bigger, bolder and possibly bossier

. Carmakers Daimler, Renault and Nissan are redoubling their electric cars effort in the race for market share in a world of tighter emission rules. Daimler's research chief, Thomas Weber, told Reuters

– By Dave Graham, Reuters The Bundesbank's decision to ask the German president to dismiss a divisive board member has put him and his ally Chancellor Angela Merkel in a jam: they'll

– By Edward Taylor and Arno Schuetze, Reuters Leading bankers played down concerns an uneven economic recovery and planned stringent new capital rules could plunge the sector into more ructions. Speakers at

– By Nicholas Paisner, Reuters Breakingviews When American banks began raising private capital in early 2009, it marked the beginning of a vertiginous rebound for U.S. financial stocks. Europe's lenders will be