Lack of a Greek debt deal is not enough to destroy underlying bullish mood

Chinese inflation jumped in January, breaking a streak of five straight monthly declines, due to rising food prices ahead of New Year

Australian miner is forced to take a $9bn charge on the aluminium business it bought in 2007 for $44bn, saddling the group with large debts

Media and financial information group swings to $2.6bn fourth-quarter loss related to the declining value of its markets division

Bank stays its hand ahead of second offer to eurozone banks of unlimited three year loans, and a possible deal to save Greece from default.

China has held talks with Syrian opposition representatives in a sign that Beijing has begun hedging its bets on the latest Arab country shaken by unrest

Tough markets, cautious clients and regulatory and capital requirements weigh on Swiss bank

Regulators are expected to announce a nearly 50-state settlement, worth up to $39.5bn, that would resolves allegations that five leading banks systematically abused borrowers

Almost a dozen staff in London and Asia have been fired or put on leave by their employers as a multinational probe