The board's decision follows a ruling by a Luxembourg court on 3 October rejecting a request for creditor protection
2 min read9 Oct 2014The S&P 500 Index fell 0.4% in New York; treasury rates added 3 basis points to 2.51%
5 min read5 Aug 2014The S&P 500 Index increased 0.1% in New York after tumbling 2.7% last week
4 min read4 Aug 2014Under the plan, BES will be split into a 'good bank', renamed Novo Banco, and a 'bad bank'
3 min read4 Aug 2014Portugal's central bank's intervention to inject 4.4 bn into Banco Espirito Santo late Sunday had an impact on markets
2 min read4 Aug 2014Portugal's stock market regulator halts trading in Banco Espirito Santo (BES) after the shares fell 19%
4 min read25 Jul 2014Ricardo Salgado has been arrested in connection with money laundering near Lisbon a day after several premises in the Espirito Santo group were searched
1 min read24 Jul 2014China data boosts stocks and oil outlook; US shares also rally on M&A activity, earnings
2 min read16 Jul 2014Portugal Telecom says it will take legal action to try and recover the debt from Rioforte
4 min read16 Jul 2014The move is aimed at preventing insolvency that would trigger a fire sale of assets
2 min read15 Jul 2014The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared