HSBC Beats Earnings Forecasts With Strong Investment Banking Profits
Europe's biggest bank surprises with solid earnings, takes $2.6bn debt charge
Adecco Shares Rise Following Solid Results Despite Europe Job Weakness
Staffing Group beats forecasts for earnings, sales amid challenging European economy
Friday Wrap-Up: Everyone's Sneezing and the Whole World is Starting to Shiver
A tough week for Europe's markets just got worse after grim jobs data from the United States
RBS Swings to Profit and Plans Repayment of £160bn in Taxpayer Loans [VIDEO]
RBS shares rise as loan repayment marks the beginning of long march to government stake sale
Heathrow Fails Passport Control Test as Games Traffic Surge Looms
UK Border Force data shows continued delays as London braces for huge surge in air traffic for 2012 Olympics
Mervyn King: Lots of Platitudes, No Changes in Attitude
Mervyn King offers little insight, lots of cliché, in first peacetime radio address from a Bank of England Governor since 1939
Spain's Borrowing Costs Surge at First Debt Sale Since Downgrade
Spain raises €2.5bn but pays an extra 1.5 percent in interest as investor demand more protection
Metro Shares Fall Sharply After Surprise First Quarter Loss
Germany's biggest retailer hit by discounting, restructuring
Societe Generale Shares Surge After Stronger Trading Offsets Profits Slump
Fixed income rebound helps offset broader decline in bottom line linked to asset sales, accounting charges
Europe's Bad Apples Threaten to Spoil the German Core
Germany showing signs of rust as rotting European economy chaffs the region's engine
European Economy Weakens Further as April Surveys Show Manufacturing Slippage
Eurozone unemployment rate matches all-time high 10.9 percent as Markit PMI data indicates deepening concern
BSkyB Bounces Back with Record Profit as Broadband Growth Surges
Murdoch-controlled pay-tv group tops forecasts for sales, earnings despite controversy over News International business
UBS Shares Rise as Wealth Management Gains Offset Broader Profit Dip
More than £20bn in assets sold as bank switches long-term focus to wealth management
Heading For a Fall? Aussie Rate Cut Hints at China Slowdown
A surprise cut in interest rates from Australia's central bank reminds us that China's meteoric growth may be in for a "hard landing"
Man Group Shares Plunge as Slowing Client Outflows Can't Offset Investor Ire
Hedge Fund Group's share price plunges further in London as takeover talk dismissed by CEO
Lloyds Shares Extend Gains as Scottish Widows Bid Speculation Mounts
Stock gets biggest boost since January after solid earnings and lower impairment charges
Lloyds Gets 'Multibillion' Pound Bid for Scottish Widows: Report
Bank says insurance group 'core' to Lloyds ongoing business but refuses comment on market speculation about Duke Street Capital bid.
NYSE Euronext Sees Steep Profits Fall After Failed Deutsche Boerse Merger
World's biggest stock exchange posts big dip in profits, revenue as share trading slows
European Shares Drift Lower as Focus on Spain Intensifies after Recession Confirmed
Recession confirmation, bank sector downgrades pile pressure on markets as Investors question ECB firepower
Austerity Topples Second European Government in a Week After Romania's Collapse
Romania faces political turmoil after no confidence vote ousts Mihai Razvan Ungureanu's cabinet
Italy's Borrowing Costs Surge in €6 Billion Debt Sale as Spain Downgrade Erodes Demand
Debt sale tests investor patience as region's economic crisis deepens
Spain's Economic Woes Deepen as Grim Data Follows Debt Downgrade
Retail sales slump, unemployment surges as economy careens further into recession
Sanofi Aventis Cautions on Plavix Sales, Sees Full Year Profits Falling
French drugmaker posts solid Q1 on Genzyme sales boost but says generic competition will hit bottom line
Shire Narrowly Beats Forecast with First Quarter Sales, Earnings
Dublin-based Shire sees double-digit revenue growth for full year, cautions on margins
Alcatel-Lucent Shares Slammed As Earnings, Revenues Miss Estimates
French-American equipment maker hopes to see margin improvement by year end
AstraZeneca CEO Steps Down as Earnings Miss Forecasts, Shares Slide
David Brennan will retire, CFO Simon Lowth named interim head
Barclays Profits Rise On Investment Banking Strength
British bank also reports drop in bad loans as earnings surge by 22 percent.
Recession Rejection? Economists, Lobby Groups Question UK GDP Slump
Experts point to data, history in sceptical reading of ONS data on economic growth
German Debt Auction "Uncovered": 32-Year Bond Sale Misses Investor Target
Markets spooked by poor demand and low returns in ultra-long bund sale
India Debt Rating At Risk as S&P Lowers Outlook
Emerging market powerhouse could see budget woes hit growth, S&P says
