Eurozone banks: peripheral vision Eurozone banks: peripheral visionPeripheral banks are moving in lockstep with their sovereigns again. Blame deleveraging
Bolloré son to become Havas global chief Bolloré son to become Havas global chiefScion's arrival at the top of one of world's largest ad groups comes just a few months after his father became vice-chairman of Vivendi
Banking rivalries: Drifting apart Banking rivalries: Drifting apartBarclays and Deutsche are diverging in terms of global ambition and priorities. But it is through the men at the helm that the contrast is clearest
Corporate leaders to focus on the basics Corporate leaders to focus on the basicsConference Board lists the top four challenges for this year as human capital, customer relationships, innovation and operational excellence
Group preparing for Basel III rules Group preparing for Basel III rulesAustrian bank said the move would help it buy back “some or all” of the €2.5bn participation capital it issued during the financial crisis “promptly”
Danone takes legal action over milk scare Danone takes legal action over milk scareFrench dairy group to seek compensation for hit to sales caused by a warning issued by Fonterra over potentially infected supplies of whey protein
UK mobile services expand into Channel tunnel UK mobile services expand into Channel tunnelEurotunnel is close to announcing an agreement with the two UK telecoms groups to provide voice and data services in the undersea tunnel
UAE takes over oilfields as foreign groups pull out UAE takes over oilfields as foreign groups pull outBP, Royal Dutch Shell, Total, ExxonMobil and Partex to exit venture with emirate as it labours over the process of selecting new partners
Elliott brinkmanship on $8.6bn Celesio bid Elliott brinkmanship on $8.6bn Celesio bidThe activist hedge fund agrees to sell only part of its stake in German drugs distribution group to US-based McKesson, in spite of increased bid
Rolls-Royce / Wärtsilä: power failure Rolls-Royce / Wärtsilä: power failureUK manufacturer's approach for Finnish group, confirmed and pronounced dead simultaneously, looked like a good fit, but the timing is not quite right
Kurdistan: oil's well? Kurdistan: oil's well?The promise of oil riches from Kurdistan has remained, in the past 10 years, a promise only
Altice IPO: red hot Altice IPO: red hotThose who felt stock markets were getting toppy last year should take a look at the planned float of Luxembourg-based cable-cum-telecoms group