Italy bank woes pose stern test for Renzi
Prime minster faces the sort of market-driven crisis that bedevilled his predecessors
Prime minster faces the sort of market-driven crisis that bedevilled his predecessors
Japan’s Asahi and Thai Beverage advance in next round for Peroni, Grolsch and Meantime brands
Fourth appointment made to politically sensitive post in five years after job left empty for months
Markets still wary of ECB president’s ability to deliver decisive monetary easing
Tech group’s chief jets in to Brussels to stave off bill for billions underpaid in Ireland
Tech groups start a new conversation about mobile channels
Lender seeks to calm markets with repurchase move after Italian banking securities sell-off
After reinventing himself as a ‘wartime’ leader, the president had to try and revive the economy
Referral to Hague court likely to attract accusations of ‘neo-colonialism’
Shareholders digest €6.7bn loss and ask whether lender can cut costs without hurting earnings power
ECB chief’s comments after decision to keep rates on hold spur rebound in US and eurozone equities
Investors seeking the bottom on bulker shares should bring scuba gear
Moscow ridicules conclusions based on ‘prolific use of the words “possibly” and “probably”’
British Prime Minister suddenly dampens expectations a deal can be done in mid-February
Custody bank pledge to preserve margins whatever happens to interest rates
Chairman of state oil company suggests no production cut looms
Rise in wheat production offsets decline in corn and rice
High levels of correlations between shares are eroding the edge of hedge fund managers
Oil companies help lift main index as crude prices jump
Traditional bankers and start-ups clash over the future of finance
Russians take the currency’s latest fall with grim acceptance
Education group reveals £320m restructuring plan as it says it will not be increasing share payouts
Britain is far more open to the world economy than the US and so is more exposed
Shares in Union Pacific and Canadian Pacific tumble as quarterly net income drops
Britain’s nuclear capability battles escalating costs and political opposition