David Blanchflower, the former member of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee who is worried we may still be perched on the precipice of a cataclysmic recession, was in fine form in Edinburgh yesterday, speaking to the first overseas conference of the American financial analyst community, the CFAs... more
Charles Ferguson's documentary offers a forceful and lucid explanation of what caused the 2008 financial crisis, who's to blame and why nothing's changed since. It may leave you feeling angry... more
Hooray. It’s like the credit crunch and recession never happened as Income Data Services reports that FTSE-100 directors enjoyed an annual 55% pay rise. The average FTSE boss took home £4.9 million... more
President Barack Obama’s top economic adviser will leave the White House at the end of the year, the third member of the team to quit in as many months... more
RAIL veteran Ian Yeowart is rattling the couplings of Virgin Trains by launching an all-new Great North Western Railways company on Virgin routes into Euston... more
Strange noises are emanating from America's banking industry as it undergoes its post-crisis makeover. Wall Street's titans are rejoicing at repaying the money lent to them by the government at the height of the crisis late last year ... more
While Alistair Darling was fleshing out his plans to save the UK economy yesterday, Barack Obama was unveiling the team he wants to help him save the American one... more
Economics: The odds on Tim Geithner becoming the next US Treasury Secretary have shortened after a key Barack Obama adviser said he would be a "superb" candidate... more
Credit Crunch: Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers, tipped to be given that job in the Obama Administration, says the US economy will need a substantial stimulus programme for years to come... more
On the eve of the US election, it has emerged that Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is considering expanding the $700bn rescue scheme to include financial companies other than banks and insurers... more
As Sarah Skelding's situation demonstrates, the problem of the housing crisis is not the difficulty in getting mortgage finance, but the fact that houses are grossly over-priced... more
Exclusive: After high-profile allegations this season, Charlton's manager is pleased the issue is now being addressed but says the authorities still have plenty of work to do
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