Latest numbers underline the difficulties policy makers face in correctly assessing the country's economic health

Big institutional withdrawals hurt fund manager, retail investors also pull money

USAA has established two companies and received an insurance licence

Private equity-backed firm completes trio of acquisitions in February

French finance minister says recession in Italy will have a 'significant impact on growth in Europe'

Company keeps a low profile in Luxembourg, where it is headquartered

Germany spearheads effort with France to reform competition law after Alstom-Siemens veto

The European Central Bank could change its interest-rates guidance if it becomes clear the situation isn't temporary

Apple, Google, Starbucks, and companies like them claim to be socially responsible, but the first element of social responsibility should be paying your fair share of tax, writes economist Joseph Stiglitz