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Singapore Group denies Daily Telegraph story that Bourse CEOs have had "informal" talks on tie-up after share trading deal.

Italy cut nearer to junk status as Moody's but solid Italian debt auction soothes investor jitters

BoE needs "poacher turned gamekeeper" if it's to keep pace with pace and complexity of modern finance

Bank of England adds £50bn additional firepower to asset purchase programme

Markets hold onto gains as Unemployment around the region hits record and manufacturing shrinks

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

Shares in British banks took a dive on the FTSE 100 in morning trading a day after the Libor rate fixing scandal involving Barclays broke.

Shares in British banks were up on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading, despite a report that Barclays will be paying a £128 million penalty as a result of an investigation by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

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

Petrofac shares took a dip today on the FTSE 100 despite the oil and gas group issuing an update in which it predicted net profit growth of at least 15 per cent in 2012.

Shares in RBS were down on the FTSE 100 in afternoon trading as the group continued to face criticism for a computer glitch that left customers of its Natwest division unable to make transactions.

Cyprus becomes fifth Eurozone state to seek financial help ahead of 20th Summit since crisis began in 2010

Shire's two Adderall XR drugs to treat ADHD now face generic challenge from Watson Pharmaceuticals

Investors executed a lukewarm reception to Moody's slashing the ratings and some outlooks for 10 UK and European banks.

Bank downgrades come amid global review by Moody's as IMF says European crisis enters 'critical stage'.

Ratings agency Moody's report on the triple-A rated Asian tiger highlights resilience of Singapore's economy

Leftist Syriza says it will not form coalition with Pro-Bailout New Democracy and demands renegotiation of EU bailout terms

Poverty in households with jobs is increasing in the UK and if the trend continues, the country will witness the return of inequality not seen since Victorian times, says Oxfam.

Markets weaken after Moody's cuts debt ratings for Spain, Cyprus as European crisis deepens.

Shareholder Spring intensifies as stockholders revolt against WPP's CEO Sir Martin Sorrell 60 percent pay hike.

With Sainsbury's posting robust results and Tesco suffering in the UK's grocery market, IBTimes UK explores why the pair are performing so differently

New report showing the average 10% increase in FTSE 100 CEO wages will likely inflame the shareholders revolt against executive pay

Shares rise as BP is on the cusp of settling one of its many cases related to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for at a lower settlement fee, say reports.

Italy now under pressure as recession deepens, bond yields rise following Spanish bailout

UK oil major was approached by a Russian government owned oil and gas group to sell its 50 percent stake in Russian joint-venture TNK-BP, according to a source cited by Reuters

BP tops FTSE 100 after oil major says it may sell its 50 percent stake in Russian joint-venture TNK-BP

Italy's poor bond sale has pressured European debt markets further while Spain drifts to 7 percent "bailout trigger"

Greggs shares rocket after the UK government makes dramatic about-turn on controversial pasty tax.

Bond investors price in more Spanish risk, prep for auctions from Italy, France

Former Greek PM claims exit risk "real" as European Leaders prepare emergency Summit meeting