Property deals plunge in eurozone periphery
The 65% fall in transactions highlights the extent of investor reluctance to hold fixed assets in countries seen as most in danger of exiting the euro area
Financial Times
Shell set to gain Arctic drilling permits
Shell set to gain Arctic drilling permits
Oil company has met US regulator's technical standards for preventing and containing spills, Ken Salazar, US interior secretary, says
United backs US airline consolidation
United backs US airline consolidation
Largest US airline by revenue supports more consolidation of the domestic market and would not object to a merger between US Airways and American Airlines
Spanish stress test bars foreign banks
Spanish stress test bars foreign banks
In the runup to a bailout, foreign-owned lenders are excluded from the test, as their stronger capitalisation risks skewing the aggregate figures
