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£400bn black hole in Darling's figures

21.05.09
Standard & Poor's warned of a near-£400 billion black hole in the government finances... more

Volkswagen denies report to buy Porsche assets

06.04.09
Volkswagen does not plan to purchase assets from its majority shareholder Porsche to help fund the latter's intended acquisition of a 75% stake in Europe's largest carmaker... more

Brown meets international bankers to help revive global economy

24.03.09
Top executives from 13 major African, Asian, European and U.S. banks held talks about capital adequacy, regulatory reform and attempts to revive the global economy at a meeting with Gordon Brown ... more

Worst loss at Ford, but no tow needed

29.01.09
Retail: Alliance Boots stepped up its acquisition spree, taking a controlling stake in high street optician Dollond & Aitchison... more

ING posts its first-ever loss

12.11.08
Banking: Dutch banking giant ING today reported the first loss since it was formed in 1991, in what was another dismal day for continental financial services firms... more

Millionaire wins $1m a year scratch-card prize

30.10.08
A multi-millionaire London investment banker has landed the top prize of $1million a year for life in a new scratch-card game... more

European banks need £56bn to boost capital, says Merrill

20.10.08
European banks will have to raise at least another £56.3 billion to boost their capital reserves, a major report predicts... more

We need a rate cut now, plead business chiefs

07.10.08
Business leaders and economists pleaded for an immediate half point cut in interest rates to stave off a recession... more

Europe fears grow as giant duo seek to curb damage

06.10.08
Credit crunch: Two of Europe’s largest banks stoked fears of a domino effect among the Continent’s troubled financial institutions today as UniCredit and Danske moved to shore up investor confidence... more

US jobless rate rockets to signal full-blown recession

05.09.08
Economics: The US unemployment rate has shot up to near-five year highs, marking the clearest sign yet that the world's biggest economy is now in full-blown recession... more

Goldman's Petershill in Trafalgar tie-up talks

25.03.08
Goldman Sachs is aiming to tie up a deal with Trafalgar Asset Managers... more

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