-VE EURO NEWS AS EXPECTED YESTERDAY-

-VE EURO NEWS AS EXPECTED YESTERDAY- Credit Suisse Group, Switzerland's second-biggest bank, reported its first quarterly loss in almost five years on writedowns linked to deteriorating credit markets and securities that had been intentionally mispriced. The net loss was 2.15 billion Swiss francs ($2.1 billion), compared with a 2.73 billion-franc profit a year earlier.