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A aircraft taxis past the control tower at Edinburgh Airport in Scotland April 23, 2012. REUTERS/David Moir/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Dec 1 (Reuters) - A group of infrastructure investors around Europe are working on the sale of their stakes in European airports, leveraging on the recovery of travel in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to bankers, investors and industry sources.Among the largest of the airports that may see a change of ownership as soon as 2024 is Edinburgh, five of the sources said.Its owner Global Infrastructure Partners...

VIENNA/FRANKFURT, Nov 29 (Reuters) - Property and retail giant Signa declared insolvency on Wednesday after last-ditch attempts to secure fresh funding failed, making it the biggest casualty so far of Europe's property crash.Controlled by Austrian magnate Rene Benko, the group is an owner of New York's Chrysler Building as well as several high-profile projects and department stores across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.The multi-billion-euro group, whose tentacles reach from Germany's best-known department store, Berlin's KaDeWe, to the country's top high-street chain Galeria and a skyscraper project, is set to send ripples...

The German share price index DAX graph is pictured at the stock exchange in Frankfurt, Germany, September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Staff/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The EU is falling behind Britain in tapping into savers' money to boost the stock market, despite reforms in continental Europe being a step in the right direction, an official with Germany's bourse told Reuters."In terms of policy change, in the UK there's a realisation that we need to incentivise more capital; we're not there yet in Germany," said Stefan Maassen, head...

Zhao Changpeng, founder and chief executive officer of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris, France June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNov 27 (Reuters) - Former Binance chief Changpeng Zhao must stay in the United States for the time being, a federal judge said on Monday, after the founder of the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange pleaded guilty to violating U.S. anti-money laundering laws.Zhao will be required to stay in the United States until the Seattle...