One banker is claiming that blowing the whistle on his colleagues' inappropriate behavior cost him millions. Edward Williems, a former senior inve...

LONDON -- Fitch Ratings on Wednesday downgraded the debt ratings for five major European commercial banks and cooperative banking groups, citing the e...

Ratings agency Moody's downgraded the debt of BNP Paribas (BNPP.PA), Societe Generale (SOGN.PA), and Credit Agricole (CAGR.PA) on Friday, citing d...

There is still much to be decided before EU leaders can claim to have provided a comprehensive and credible plan to end the sovereign debt crisis.

PARIS -- Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of French banks Societe Generale and Credit Agricole on Wednesday following a period of huge volatility...

BANGKOK — Asian stock markets sank Friday as investors waited to see if Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke unveils new steps to help the U.S....

(Pratima Desai, Clare Baldwin, Susan Thomas and Melanie Burton) - In a rundown patch of Detroit, enclosed by a cyclone fence and barbed wire, stan...

LONDON/FRANKFURT (Steve Slater and Arno Schuetze) - Europe's banks may need to raise over 50 billion euros ($71.6 Billion) after regulators slappe...

WASHINGTON - U.S. housing starts and permits for future home construction rose more than expected in March, snapping back from the prior month's w...

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York paid French banks 100 cents on the dollar to settle trades with American International Group Inc. in November 200...

The earthquake in Haiti will cost the nation's economy at least 15 percent of its gross domestic product, said Pamela Cox, the World Bank's vice presi...