Abengoa reported flat revenues and net income for H1 vs 2013 H1, with sales at euros 3.4 bn and net income of euros 69 mn, up all of 2%.

The iconic 10-year-old Gherkin building in the City of London has filed for receivership because its construction loans were denominated in Swiss francs. More from Britain, Finland, Mexico, Colombia, Israel, Canada, Brazil, Australia, Denmark, Cyprus, and Belgium.

To pay for the overnight Hong Kong incorporated Chinese oilfield services company, in which Schlumberger Ltd owns 20%, I halved my holdings in Yandex, the Black Sea internet services provider, and in Singapore-based Indian REIT Ascendas India Trust. Plus more from Africa, Britain, Cuba, Finland, The Netherlands, Spain, Belgium, Canada, and Israel.

Suicide, boycotts, takeovers and more. Investing updates from India, China, Finland, Brazil, Norway, Canada, Israel, Ireland, and Britain.

A bear in a China shop has emerged, John-Paul Smith, senior stock analyst with Deutsche Bank. In a recent report, Smith said the same preludes to a stock market collapse which hit Russia in 1998 can be detected in Chinese markets today. Plus other global updates.

Expect austerity, more growth, and some dangerous populism. Plus more investment news from Hong Kong, China, Norway, Britain, Holland, Mongolia, and Mexico.