A bailout by American taxpayers of Detroit's crippled carmakers looked ever more likely as key politicians voice their approval of a £23 billion aid request... more
Engineering Nissan chief Carlos Ghosn has warned that the company's second-half profit will probably fall to "zero" as the global motor industry crisis intensifies... more
The threatened jobs of up to 2,500 Lehman Brothers staff in London were saved when the bulk of its Canary Wharf operations were sold to a Japanese bank... more
Markets: Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson ratcheted up the pressure on Congressmen to accept the $700billion (£382billion) bailout plan... more
Credit Crunch: Fears are growing that the financial-industry bailout being worked out by US authorities could take a heavy toll on the American economy, with cost estimates as high as £1.09 trillion.... more
London Gateway, the £1.5bn container port under construction on the Thames at Thurrock, will have capacity to unload six of the world's largest ships at one time and have as much impact on the capital as a new airport or half a dozen Westfield shopping centres
With London Fashion Week kicking off on Friday, British designer Matthew Williamson tells Rosamund Urwin about breaking up with his ex, post-show partying and his new model man
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