From COMPANIES 7:22pm

Hurdles remain for UPS on TNT deal

Progress made on obtaining EU approval for takeover

From COMPANIES 6:00pm

Court of Justice upholds AstraZeneca fine

Pharmaceutical group penalised for delaying generic competition

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 3:59pm

ECB cuts eurozone growth forecasts

Draghi says weakness to extend into 2013

From GLOBAL ECONOMY 1:42pm

EU and US escalate Argentina WTO row

Both sides allege illegal practices to restrict exports

The Short View from GLOBAL ECONOMY 9:26pm

Green shoots scarce in wintry Europe

Prospects remain gloomy despite hopeful PMI data

Editorial from COMMENT Dec 5, 2012

Banking disunion

Eurozone must agree to resolution powers for the ECB

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 5, 2012

Europe cools on Russia’s WTO accession

Warnings on action three months after Moscow joined trade club

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 5, 2012

PMIs signal eurozone recession bottoming out

Business activity contracts at slower pace than expected

Dec 5, 2012

EU ‘must reopen dialogue’ with Ukraine

State risks becoming second Belarus, warns Yushchenko

Dec 4, 2012

Schäuble puts brake on bank union plan

Prospect of delay to establishing single eurozone supervisor

From GLOBAL ECONOMY Dec 4, 2012

EU close to budget compromise

Deal calls for next year’s payments to rise 2.9%

From COMPANIES Dec 4, 2012

Long road to a single EU bank regulator

Financial unity must overcome strong national interests

From COMPANIES Dec 4, 2012

City banks fret over being on the margins

European banking union threatens London’s supremacy

Dec 4, 2012

EU divided over banking union

Bloc leaders find it hard to put principles into practice

From COMMENT Dec 4, 2012

Global dreams must not divert the City

London cannot prosper as a financial centre if it is outside Europe, writes Gerry Grimstone

Global Insight Dec 4, 2012

Rift with Europe spells danger for Israel

Netanyahu has lost the trust of former allies

From COMPANIES Dec 4, 2012

Carmakers ‘on track with EU carbon goals’

Pressure group says drive to cut emissions is working

From UK Dec 4, 2012

Johnson calls for rethink on Europe

London mayor says UK should remain in single market

Dec 3, 2012

EU banking reform frustrates London

Tables are turning on City’s single market golden ticket

Dec 3, 2012

London mayor hits back at ‘French attack’

Johnson joins dispute over central bank governor’s remarks