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EU lenders await 'stress test' bank results
Shares across Europe rose yesterday amid hopes that most of the continent's 91 top banks will pass EU-mandated 'stress tests'.
Franco-German friction a worry for eurozone
Troubled by dysfunction in the Franco-German alliance, European leaders head towards a summit on Friday.
<i>Brent Sheather</i>: Risk-free rates a bit of a gamble
Some risk-free rates suddenly don't look so risk-free any more.
Dr Doom warns of bubble trouble
Economies of Brazil, China, India are all overheating, says this professor.
Is the euro entering its final phase?
The euro is the latest crisis in modern German history...
World markets drop on recovery doubts
World sharemarkets have fallen overnight, as disappointing US jobs data fuels fears the global recovery is in jeopardy.
German ban adds to world share volatility
US shares fell overnight as Germany said it would ban a type of short selling of shares in 10 big financial firms.
Facebook hit by 'firestorm of anger' over privacy policy
In the past fortnight the privacy debate over Facebook has developed into what some excitable commentators are calling a "firestorm of anger".
The miracle onboard flight 771
Ruben van Assouw joins a list of more than a dozen known examples of sole survivors from air disasters.
French pupils strike against phantom holiday cut
Schoolchildren in several French towns have joined wildcat strikes against a government plan to cut a month from their summer holidays.
Child only survivor of airliner crash
The Netherlands has gone into mourning over the deaths of at least 61 Dutch citizens among the 104 people on a plane that crashed in Libya.