Calls among Goldmanites for Hank Paulson to return as non-executive chairman have been growing — the idea being that current embattled leader Lloyd Blankfein concentrates on being chief executive... more
It's war. KPMG has just nabbed Rentokil’s lucrative contract for internal auditing from arch rival PricewaterhouseCoopers — by offering a 30% discount to the PwC price... more
Well, at least we can’t claim there’s nothing to choose between our big banks. From a position of grand uniformity, with the occasional playful pretences at competition, adversity has spawned diversity. Suddenly, each one now looks quite different from the others... 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
What must it be like being Hank Paulson? One minute you’re the head of Goldman Sachs, surrounded by some of the smartest people on the planet, and the next...you’re trying
to explain the economic crisis to George Bush... more
Rising anger about bankers' pay could force US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson to agree to tough new rules if he is to push through his mooted $700 billion Wall Street bail-out... more
Credit Crunch: US Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson is set to make key concessions to his $700 billion (£378.3 billion) Wall Street bailout plan, including a clampdown on bankers' pay... more
Hank Paulson spent most of his time in Beijing when he first became US Treasury Secretary. He often spoke admiringly of China’s economy, but did he grow a tad too fond of the constitution, too?... 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: The world's financial markets steadied as the Bush administration edged closer to a deal with Congress on the bailout plan for Wall Street... more
He pulls some weight, does that Hank Paulson. How many other people on the planet could whistle up $700 billion of public money and get universal agreement that he's doing the right thing?... more
Profile: Nationalising America's mortgage backers was a hugely bold move for a right-wing US Treasury Secretary. We may all have reason to be grateful to Hank Paulson... more
As the American economy continues its steep decline and banks and other institutions fall victim to the Credit Crunch, Henry "Hank" Paulson is shaping up to be a true super-hero... more
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has warned that high oil prices threaten to prolong his country's economic slowdown, and has urged oil producers to raise output... more
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson is setting out on a tour of the Middle East with a mission to boost oil output by encouraging more private investment... more
In a decade or two, people will look back on the era we have just lived through and wonder how anyone thought these salaries and bonuses could be justified... 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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