Bloomberg Skye Bank Plc, whose top management was replaced by regulators this month, surged for a second day following a report that a major debtor reached an agreement that may help it repay the Nigerian lender. The stock closed up 9.1 percent to 72 kobo in Lagos, the best performer on the 171-member Nigerian Stock Exchange All-Share Index. Almost …

  Bloomberg The European Union’s top court backed EU guidelines designed to prevent taxpayers from footing the bill for bailing out stricken lenders, strengthening the hand of Brussels regulators as Italy fights to shield some bondholders caught up in the nation’s banking crisis. Tuesday’s decision is a show of support for the European Commission, which updated its crisis rules for …

  Bloomberg United Continental Holdings Inc.’s second-quarter profit exceeded analysts’ estimates as lower fuel and operating costs overcame weak fares. Adjusted earnings of $2.61 a share beat the $2.56 average of analyst estimates. United said that it plans to trim growth for 2016 and now sees full-year capacity increasing no more than 1.5 percent from last year, compared with the …