A 35-carat diamond passed among Europe’s royalty for four centuries, the Beau Sancy, sells for twice its reserve at auction in

The head of JPMorgan Chase, the biggest US bank, is backed by shareholders days after it revealed a $2bn (£1.2bn) trading

Greece agrees to pay off some of the investors who rejected its bond swap earlier this

The European Union agrees strict new rules for banks, intended to make them safer and eliminate the need for future

UK unemployment fell by 45,000 to 2.63 million in the three months to March, according to the Office for National

Japan’s biggest banks expect a tough year ahead, with two of the top three forecasting falls in profits as domestic demand for loans

Sina Corp, China’s largest internet portal and media website, posts a loss in the first three months of the

Shares of Taiwan’s HTC fall after US customs officials hold up shipments of its new smartphones over a patent

Shares in Bankia, the part-nationalised Spanish bank, fall more than 10% after it delays the release of its first quarter

Greeks withdrew 700m euros ($894m; £560m) from banks in the week ending on Monday, according to the Greek