Spain, Italy and Germany stymied $70 bln of takeovers by BBVA and UniCredit. Low offers and hostile tactics stoked political fire and made it easy for governments to intervene. Consolidation will go ...

European bank stocks just completed their strongest first-half since 1997, and in doing so extended what has been a golden ...

Brussels wants bigger, more efficient banks to help restore Europe’s competitiveness. National capitals have other ideas.