New York Attorney General investigates if world biggest banks misled ratings agencies

Organised crime fears cause ban on 500 euro note sales

EU wants member countries to co-ordinate budgets

Spain unveils deep budget cuts amid EU economic fears

China's inflation surges in April

Raspadskaya mine shares plunge15% on MICEX

Shares and oil prices surge after EU loan deal

BP wrestles with oil spill hitch in Gulf of Mexico

Greece and "fat finger error" could be blamed for US market plunge

Investors weary of "peripheral" markets and pull out of "unstable" currencies

ECB President dismissed prospect of Greece default, euro hits new lows

Bad debts in Russia seem to fall for the fist time since the beginning of...

Investors wait on Greece rescue

Hewlett-Packard in $1bn Palm deal

Greece crisis: Investor fears grow


AOL sells ICQ to Russian internet company

Goldman boss to go on defensive

Ford Posts Profit, Raises Outlook

Greece crisis hits investor confidence again

World Bank agrees to capital rise