Banks are the worst performers as resurgent unrest in the Middle East and an absence of strong corporate results leads to further losses on the region's bourses
The closure of the UK facility that discovered Viagra highlights a shift to outsourcing costly research ? which pleases investors but calls into question the flow of new blockbusters
Folk wisdom has it that you ought never to lend money to a friend. And if you decide to do so anyway, you should secretly regard the loan as a gift ? as you will almost certainly not get your cash back
After a raft of new regulations was imposed on banks to help avoid a future crisis, attention is turning to risks that the sector's other big operators may embody
Regional stocks were slightly lower after Wall Street's worst showing since August, while crude settled below $106 as the revolt against Muammer Gaddafi reduced Libya's output
