US demand saves world’s auto industry
The state of the industry in America provides some much-needed relief from mounting losses in Europe and stuttering growth elsewhere European Companies News…
Sanofi cuts forecast after earnings miss
French pharma group blames slowdown in emerging markets for cut to earnings guidance, but highlights end of patent cliff as an inflection point European Companies News…
Rabobank agrees to pay $1bn Libor fine
The Dutch lender is to pay $ 1bn to US, UK and Dutch authorities in the second largest fine against a bank for manipulating the benchmark rate European Companies News…
European banks’ bill for misconduct mounts
European banks faced another day of reckoning when they were forced to pay fines and make legal provisions running into billions of dollars European Companies News…
Libor spotlight falls on Rabobank
The $ 1bn fine paid for interbank lending manipulation it failed to prevent in its investment banking arm has shaken the foundations of the Dutch lender European Companies News…
Europe’s junk debt returns outpace US
Global investors have been rewarded for backing European corporate issuers of junk bonds with returns which now surpass those of most other fixed-income asset classes European Companies News…
Deutsche Börse considers deal on Iran case
Exchange operator has always denied any wrongdoing but set aside $ 340m for any potential penalty European Companies News…
Louis-Dreyfus taps banks for buyouts
Margarita Louis-Dreyfus says she would like to buy as ‘many shares as possible’ in trader’s holding company from other members of the founding family European Companies News…
AMC sets sights on viewers in Europe
The deal points to the desire of pay television companies to attract viewers outside of the saturated US market and follows a move by Discovery European Companies News…
Plattner aims to decode the human machine
SAP chairman is seeking to develop ways of harnessing and analysing vast amounts of medical data to tailor diagnosis and treatment of conditions European Companies News…
