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(Reuters) - European shares opened lower on Thursday, as the European Central Bank (ECB) was expected to raise borrowing costs later in the day, the decision coming on the heels of the U.S. Federal Re...

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain's Santander on Thursday announced it appointed Pedro Castro e Almeida as regional head for Europe, replacing Antonio Simoes, who was hired to head Britain's Legal and General ...

By Andy Bruce and Sinead Cruise LONDON (Reuters) - Bedlam in Britain's 1.5 trillion-pound ($1.9 trillion) mortgage market, fuelled by ructions in money markets, threatens to trigger a renewed slump in...

ZURICH (Reuters) - Bain Capital Private Equity has made an offer for SoftwareOne which values the Swiss software management company at 2.9 billion Swiss francs ($3.21 billion), Bain said on Thursday. ...

By Yoruk Bahceli and David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's government bond market has seen its heaviest sell-off since last autumn's "mini-budget" crisis, lifting two-year borrowing costs to the...

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Sweden's H&M reported on Thursday unchanged second-quarter sales measured in local currencies, slightly lagging expectations, and said cold weather held back demand. Analysts pol...

TOKYO (Reuters) - Some 85% of Toyota Motor's shareholders voted to re-elect Chairman Akio Toyoda to the automaker's board of directors at its annual general meeting, the company said in a regulatory f...

By John Revill ZURICH (Reuters) - Siemens will spend 2 billion euros ($2.16 billion) on a new global investment plan, the German engineering and technology group said on Thursday, as it gears up to me...

By Paul Sandle LONDON (Reuters) - It has taken months of tortuous negotiations for Vodafone and CK Hutchison to agree a deal to create Britain's biggest mobile operator, but from a regulatory standpoi...

By Sameer Manekar (Reuters) - Investors cut back short bets on emerging Asian currencies as most local central banks maintained their hold stance on interest rates, but remained in bearish territory f...