BUSINESS

RBS admits it was guilty of offences similar to those of Barclays, though it maintains they were less serious and more isolated.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel agrees to action on bond markets and bank rescues after gruelling 13-hour negotiations

European leaders agree to take action against spiralling borrowing costs of Spain and Italy.

FSA is expected to announce evidence on Barclays' involvement in Libor manipulation.

Vince Cable has not ruled out the disqualification of Barclay's chief executive Bob Diamond over the Libor rate fixing scandal.

Vivendi stocks lead the Cac-40, after reports say that Jean-Bernard Lévy is set to quit amid strategic differences over the future of the group, which owns Canal Plus and are makers of World of Warcraft and Diablo III

Rupert Murdoch, News Corp chief executive, has confirmed that within a year his media business will be split into publishing and entertainment units.

Much to the surprise of Mass Effect (ME) fans, Mass Effect 3: Extended Cut downloadable content (DLC) reveals more secrets buried within its code.

The British finance minister George Osborne and and Leader of the opposition call for a criminal investigation into the Barclays Libor rate fixing scandal that saw the group being fined a record amount by UK and US authorities.

Britain's economy contracted by 0.4 percent in the final quarter of 2011, worse than previously thought, according to revised Office for National Statistics data.

After Barclays settles for a record fine for manipulating two of the most important interest rates in the global financial markets, IBTimes UK takes a look at it effects the wider market and public and how the rate setting needs to change

JPM's losses from Bruno Iksil's set of bad hedging bets that created one of the largest legal losses in history could be as much as $9bn, says a report by the New York Times.

Barclays Bank was given a record fine after the regulators FSA caught them fixing interest rates to boost their trading positions.

Rex Tillerson makes comments during a presentation to the Council on Foreign Relations which included government officials, business people and non-governmental groups.

In the light of the news of Barclays misconduct and the record £290m fine imposed on it by the Financial Services Authority, it’ll come as no surprise then that there’ve been numerous calls for the Chief Executive, Bob Diamond to resign.

Two-day meeting set to discuss markets, debt-sharing despite absence of Greek Prime Minister

Merkel warns against any immediate breakthrough in solving the debt crisis ahead of the two-day European Council Summit.

US-based IT firm blamed for high street bank account meltdown, says it will do all it can to fix problem.

EU summits solve nothing and the markets know it. Tomorrow's will just be another opportunity for empty rhetoric on solving the eurozone's deep crisis.

Barclays CEO Bob Diamond and three other senior executives will forego bonuses following the record Financial Services Authority fine for interest rate market rigging

The highly anticipated DLC - Dawnguard - for Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is finally here, much to the joy of the frenetic fan community.

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena (MPS) will seek €3.4bn in bonds backed by the government and possibly another one billion in private investor cash

Arson, bomb threats and government departures underline plight of Europe's "Sick Man"

Italy's third largest bank to cut 4,600 jobs and to close down 400 branches.

So, after the banking catastrophe that has hit NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank customers, it seems the software fault that caused the problem, can be traced to an “inexperienced operative” who accidentally wiped information during a routine software upg

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao wraps up his visit to Latin America with the announcement of a $10bn credit support for infrastructure development of the region.

Porsche accused of hiding Volkswagen takeover plan, causing investors to lose billions.

Qatar's sovereign wealth fund ramped up its demands for better Xstrata price from mining giant Glencore

Bank considers action against CA Technologies after computer glitch blocked account access for millions of users.