General Motors' agreement to sell its Saab Automobile unit to a Swedish car maker has fallen apart, CNBC has learned, raising questions about Saab's ability to survive.
Norway's non-oil economy grew by 0.5% in the third quarter, data showed Tuesday, which was below analysts' expectations. Robert Bergqvist from SEB has anlaysis.
WestLB received a last-minute lifeline Tuesday as Germany's Finance Ministry confirmed that an agreement had been reached to help the stricken lender. Lothar Mentel from Octopus Investments and CNBC's Silvia Wadhwa have analysis.
"Whoever wins the (UK general) election is going to have to shortly afterwards give some program for getting the public finances back into shape," Richard Lambert, director general of the CBI, told CNBC Monday.