Even gold lost its lustre as a safe haven for investors as a third day of falling prices put the precious metal on course for its worst week in more than two years... more
Citigroup, the United States' third-largest bank, which took $45 billion of taxpayers' bailout money in the financial crisis, bounced back into profit last year... more
America moves to reclaim some of the money it spent propping up its banks, unveiling plans to sell up to 20% of the government stake in Citigroup... more
The Friends Provident/Resolution merger is a great deal. For a very small number of people. Resolution founder Clive Cowdery in particular has done well ... ... more
Banks will be back in the spotlight next week when they report second-quarter profits. But if the pin-stripes in the boardroom were expected to suffer from a touch of nerves, they were not showing it ... 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
The dollar fell to seven-month lows against the pound and the euro today as rising share prices across the world and positive economic data from China and the US saw demand for more risky currencies rise ... more
America's plan to rid banks of billions of dollars of toxic assets is open to fraud and could benefit investors more than taxpayers, a top level report to Congress warned... more
President Barack Obama arrives in Mexico after signalling he will take on the drugs cartels that have brought mayhem and bloodshed to America's neighbour... more
Bank shares came under the hammer again today following a big sell-off of bank shares on Wall Street overnight, where investors are fretting about their wholesale nationalisation in the wake of the US Treasury's $2 trillion bank rescue scheme... more
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
The political cycle in the United States played a key part in the decision to rescue Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, with the US Treasury saying that the final fate of the pair would be determined by the next administration... 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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