Landesbanken struggling to pick up. - The eight biggest regional banks (Landesbanken) of Germany have published mediocre and very varied results for the first half of this year, revealing their great sensitivity to fluctuations in the market. Many of them received public bailouts and have not yet returned to profitability. Only the Bavarian bank BayernLB has managed to increase its profits over the year. The Landesbanken now aim to reduce their balance sheets, selling off at-risk business...