Wall Street analysts chose to ignore Yahoo Inc's lackluster quarterly results but will be scrutinizing Marissa Mayer's every move as she takes the helm at the company.

Germany's financial-market watchdog BaFin said Wednesday that RHJ International SA's (RHJI.BT) financing concept to acquire Deutsche Bank AG's (DB, DBK.XE) BHF Bank private-banking unit isn't yet sufficient.

Italian prosecutors on Wednesday rested their case in a fraud trial against Deutsche Bank AG (DB), UBS AG (UBS) and J.P.

The dollar remained under pressure and Treasury prices were up slightly on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve's Beige Book said more regions reported slower growth and hiring was seen as tepid.

BP PLC (BP.LN) and its Russian partners, the Alfa Access Renova Group, confirmed Wednesday they have entered talks that could result in AAR significantly increasing its shareholding in their joint venture, TNK-BP (TNBP.RS), a move likely to kick off complex negotiations over the future of the

Three of the 12 Federal Reserve district banks reported that growth slowed in June and early July, according to the latest Federal Reserve economic survey, up from only one region in May.

EU antitrust regulators are investigating whether Microsoft blocks computer makers from installing rival web browsers on its upcoming Windows 8 operating system following complaints from several companies.

The economy grew at a 'modest to moderate pace' across U.S. districts in June and early July, according to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book.

Gold futures on Wednesday ended at their lowest in nearly a week, notching a third day of losses as investors remained disappointed with U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's testimony and the dollar was higher.

The U.K. administrators for MF Global Holdings (MFGLQ) Wednesday said the high court has approved an asset distribution plan that allows it to return around 54 million pounds ($84 million) of client assets.