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Real fear is not about Greek savers (17 May 12:52 am)

The slow motion bank run in Greece has accelerated, but at 0.75 per cent of deposits a day remains far from Britain\'s Northern Rock, which lost 5 per cent of deposits in a day.

ECB presses Athens over banks (17 May 12:31 am)

The European Central Bank has reacted to uncertainty over Greece\'s future in the eurozone by excluding four of the country\'s banks from its regular liquidity providing operations.

How JPMorgan's storm in a teapot grew (17 May 12:31 am)

Boaz Weinstein stepped up to the microphone.

ECB cuts funding to Greek banks (17 May 12:29 am)

The European Central Bank has reacted to uncertainty over Greece\'s future in the eurozone by excluding four of the country\'s banks from its regular liquidity providing operations.

National Bank of Greece takes knock (17 May 12:28 am)

Greek banking stocks came under pressure on Wednesday amid growing fears that the country\'s political crisis could lead to a Greek exit from the euro.

Small caps: Buying buoys African Mineral (17 May 12:21 am)

African Minerals climbed 6.6 per cent to 424p on Wednesday after Frank Timis, the iron ore miner\'s chairman, spent more than £6m to raise his stake.

Xstrata slips lower amid UBS caution (17 May 12:09 am)

London\'s mining stocks slipped towards their lowest in 2½ years with Xstrata among the fallers after UBS turned cautious.

Shell warns on US natural gas bounce (17 May 12:06 am)

Chief executive Voser predicts strong recovery from the 10-year lows the fuel has hit as a result of the boom in shale gas production

Crude slips to six-month low (16 May 11:54 pm)

US crude oil fell to a six-month low as strong domestic production pushed inventories to the highest level in decades.

Federal Reserve wary of eurozone risks (16 May 11:52 pm)

The focus on risks to the economy among members of the FOMC helps to explain a clash between the committee’s forecast and members’ individual predictions

Withdrawals from banks stop short of panic (16 May 11:48 pm)

Greek depositors pulled an estimated €1.2bn from their bank accounts on Monday and Tuesday, according to Athens-based bankers, but senior eurozone and Greek banking officials insisted there was no

Wall Street goes bearish on US stocks (16 May 11:39 pm)

Wall Street strategists are expressing their most bearish views on US equities in nearly three years as investor worries mount over the threat of a eurozone break-up and the outlook for the global

Container shipping: boxed in (16 May 11:29 pm)

When Frank Loesser penned \"Slow Boat to China\" he was actually romanticising a common poker player\'s wish to be trapped with a cash-rich good loser for a long time. Container shipping lines are

JC Penney tumbles after poor sales (16 May 11:28 pm)

Disappointing quarterly sales sent shares in JC Penney down as much as 17.1 per cent while developments in the eurozone washed away early gains for US equities.

Spain style devolution can be part of a crisis solution (16 May 11:10 pm)

Ever since it became clear the eurozone crisis was not just about Greece, the most loudly voiced refrain - aside from serial European summit communiqués purporting to have resolved said crisis - has

Euro approaches a tipping point (16 May 10:48 pm)

As the prospect of Greece\'s exit from the euro has become more widely debated, so the single currency has begun to tumble.

Alternatives to buying traditional havens (16 May 10:44 pm)

When markets enter the maelstrom, investors seek traditional havens.

China injects vigour into carbon debate (16 May 10:27 pm)

World’s second-largest economy, which produces more carbon dioxide emissions than any other country, plans to start seven pilot trading schemes

US weighs easing more Myanmar sanctions (16 May 10:20 pm)

The visit by Wunna Maung Lwin, Myanmar\'s foreign minister, to Washington on Thursday has fuelled speculation that the US may announce further easing of sanctions against the country in the next few

Day traders expose algorithm's flaws (16 May 10:09 pm)

Sophisticated algorithmic trading systems have become the bane of an equity day trader\'s life, reacting faster to news than any human can and spotting price irregularities across thousands of stocks

HSBC wins suspicious transactions case (16 May 10:08 pm)

HSBC has won an important court case against a wealthy customer who sued its private bank after it reported transactions from his account as \"suspicious\".

Private Equity: Country still a target (16 May 10:08 pm)

While 2011 marked a record for fundraising in Brazil\'s private equity industry, 2012 could be the year in which a larger number of deals are done.

Richemont: glittering prizes (16 May 09:59 pm)

It\'s fine for some people. In the year to March 31, Richemont reported a 29 per cent jump in sales, 50 per cent in operating profit and 23 per cent in net cash. If only every company had customers

Heavy selling takes FTSE near 5,400 levels (16 May 09:53 pm)

Broad-based selling kept the FTSE 100 under 5,400 points for much of Wednesday as worries about a Greek exit from the euro put sentiment under siege.

EADS warns of rising costs of faulty wing (16 May 09:46 pm)

Airbus owner warns that the costs of fixing a wing crack problem on the A380 are expected to rise to €260m this year and drag on 2013 earnings