Spain Passes Second Bond Auction Test with €4.6bn Sale Amid Global Market Jitters
Spanish Treasury raises nearly €10bn as investors take down four bond auctions while bailout speculation continues.
BSkyB Passes Ofcom's 'Fit and Proper' Test to Keep UK Licence
Ofcom ruling keeps Rupert Murdoch's most profitable business safe as News Corp continues plans to slit the company.
Bank of England Warns of Inflation Spike as Food, Fuel Prices Escalate
Bank holds key rate at record low 0.5 percent but says short-term risk of price rises has intensified.
Japan's Economic Recovery Stalls as China Protests, Global Slowdown Threaten Exports
Bank of Japan governor says turnaround will take longer than anticipated but decision on monetary easing 'not related to China protests'.
Lonmin Shares Surge as Miners Cut Pay Deal to End Deadly Strike
Wage dispute which led to deaths of 45 strikers ends but industrial action continues in other South African mines.
Global Investors Fear US 'Fiscal Cliff' More than European Sovereign Debt Crisis - BoA ML Survey
Investor focus switches to US fiscal cliff as more better value in European stocks for the fist time in more than a 18 months.
Spain Raises €4.58bn in Disappointing Bond Sale as Bank Woes Crimp Demand [VIDEO]
Spain's borrowing costs fall but tepid demand signals concern over banking sector and impending bailout.
Spain Tests Bonds Markets As Bailout Talk Intensifies
Spain plans €9bn in bond sales this week as bailout speculation intensifies ahead of bank audit and review of its investment grade credit rating.
US Military Access may be Key to BAE-EADS Merger - Analysts
Department of Defence relations seen as critical to strength of combined group but US lobbyists reluctant to allow foreign stakeholders access to sensitive military business.
Global Markets Shrug off Event Risk as Central Bank Cash Remains King [OPINION]
Tensions in Asia, Europe and Middle East fail to halt global rally built on Fed, ECB promises.
Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Central Banks
The Fed has followed the ECB with a "no limits" pledge on market intervention but evidence suggests their efforts haven't hit their most important target.
Spain Nears €300bn Bailout as ECB, IMF Push Madrid - Dutch Media
Talk for fourth European bailout intensifies as Euro Area finance ministers prepare for two-day meeting in Nicosia.
Greece Will Need Third Bailout, Says Greece's IMF Rep - Dow Jones
Greece's Finance Ministry denies need for new bailout after Thanos Catsambas tells Wall Street Journal that Troika demands are "totally unrealistic".
BAE, EADS Shares Tumble as Investors Question Merger Plans
Planned $45bn tie-up would create global aerospace and defence giant but raise significant anti-trust and security concerns.
John Lewis Profits Surge 60% on Jubilee, Olympic Games Boost
Retailer posts 60 percent rise in first half profits as department store and Waitrose units defy retail gloom
Markets Rise on German Court Ruling
European shares touched a 14-month high and the euro traded at its strongest level against the US dollar since May after the German Constitutional Court approved taxpayer participation in the European Union's permanent bailout fund.
European Crisis: Stocks, Euro Rise as German Court Approves Bailout Fund [VIDEO]
EU unveils plans to regulate financial sector in headline-filled session for European investors.
ECB's Political Stretch is the Least of Europe's Worries
The clamour over the European Central Bank's bond buying tactics seems misplaced when you examine its history and place in the European project.
Burberry Shares Plunge as Luxury Brand Warns on Profits
Slow sales and a bleak outlook force Britain's biggest luxury goods marker to trim full-years earnings forecast
German Court Rejects Bid to Delay ESM Injunction Ruling
Bundesverfassungsgericht rejects 11th-hour bid to delay decision on Germany's role in the European Union's permanent bailout fund
European Bailout Fund: German Court May Delay Ruling as New Challenge Emerges
Germany's top judge could delay ruling on funding for the permanent bailout fund, throwing ECB bond buying plans into question.
Moody's: ECB Bond Purchase Plan May Buy Time, Won't Solve Crisis [VIDEO]
Rating Agency says Mario Draghi's plan will support borrowing costs, but that ultimate responsibility for crisis resolution lies within governments.
Greece Resumes Talks with Lenders as Austerity Plan Stalls [VIDEO]
Coalition leaders struggle to agree on target of €11.5 billion in cuts as recession enters fifth year.
Glencore Sweetens Bid for Xstrata as Merger Descends into Chaos
Two cancelled shareholder votes within hours frustrate $80 billion tie-up that would create the world's fourth largest mining group
European Crisis: Draghi Details Bond Market Rescue as BoE, ECB Hold Rates Steady
ECB president Mario Draghi says plans to support bond market will preserve singleness of monetary policy but markets stall.
ECB Plans 'Unlimited' Bond Purchases But Stops Short of Quantitative Easing
Report suggests ECB prepared to buy unlimited quantities of Eurozone government debt to bring down yields and draw a line under the crisis.
Britain Among Globe's Most Competitive Economies - WEF
The World Economic Forum's annual ranking on competitiveness sees Britain jump two places to eighth despite drag from recession.
European Crisis: Stocks Dip on US Data But Yields Firm on ECB Buying Bet
Swiss economy stalls as franc rise bites into exports as EU crisis causes ripple affects across the region
UK Net Worth Rises to Record £6.8 Trillion
Britain valued at £110,000 per person as property values top £4 trillion for first time.
Richard Branson's Virgin Rail Loses Franchise to FirstGroup
FirstGroup plans fare reduction, new trains, as Branson's 15-year run in UK rail business comes to an end