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Medicals Direct has announced its expansion into mainland Europe with the formation of two joint ventures.

Ashton Bradbury, head of equities at Old Mutual Asset Managers (UK), on how fearful should we be about the long term impact of the sovereign debt crisis?

Investors are placing bets on a Black Monday-style crash in the UK stock market at the fastest rate since the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, the Bank of England warns.

Banks in the eurozone will suffer "considerable" loan losses in 2010 and 2011, potentially leading to €195bn (£165bn) in futher write-downs, the European Central Bank (ECB) warns.

Updated 1.40pm: The FTSE recovered slightly after plunging at midday on news of the coalition government's £6.2bn spending cuts.

British expat votes in Spain fear a dent in the pound whichever party takes Government after polling today, a survey suggests.

European equity managers are finding investment opportunities in the PIIGS, even if market sentiment is against them, writes Paul Burgin

Standard & Poor's has downgraded Spain one notch from AA+ to AA, pointing to a slower than expected growth rate.

The European Union has criticized the UK and other European nations for overly optimistic growth assumptions and heavily bloated deficits.

OECD economies could learn a lot from the crises many emerging markets faced a decade ago, writes Jason Hepner, investment director, global strategy at Standard Life Investments.