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Your guide to Copenhagen and the global climate change summit

19.11.09
Energy analysis: Here's what those over-informed environmentalists/spotty greeno-commies/clean-tech hedge fund managers are talking about... more

America stands on brink of 'historic' healthcare reform

09.11.09
Barack Obama urged the Senate to ensure the biggest shake-up in America's healthcare system is completed... more

Microsoft opposes Google in copyright battle

09.09.09
Google has no right to "restructure copyright" in a deal which could see it monopolise the market by converting millions of copyrighted books for digital sale, Microsoft has said... more

Threat of US Congress inquiry into Brown and Lockerbie

03.09.09
Gordon Brown was threatened with a possible US Congress inquiry into the Lockerbie affair amid growing American anger with Britain... more

Look back to celebrate this city of firsts

12.06.09
There is no doubt that the change we have witnessed over the past decade in terms of new communities, languages and cultures entering London is profound... more

Now Prescott mocks Brown over YouTube appearance

05.05.09
John Prescott has joined the mockery of Gordon Brown’s appearance on YouTube, screwing up his face and joking: “He must have the worst bloody smile in the world.”... more

G20 action is no quick fix for slump, admits Darling

03.04.09
Alistair Darling admitted that there would be no "overnight fix" to the recession as questions remained over banks' toxic assets and the size of the global economic stimulus... more

$1m bonuses paid to AIG's Mayfair toxic debts team

16.03.09
Bankers at AIG's disgraced Mayfair operations - dubbed the Ground Zero of the financial crisis - are receiving $1 million bonuses... more

Brown calls for global interest rate cuts

04.03.09
Gordon Brown has called for interest rate cuts and fiscal stimulus around the world... more

Darling admits: I do have tensions with the Prime Minister

03.03.09
Alistair Darling has admitted to "tensions" between him and Gordon Brown amid signs of a Cabinet rift over whether the Prime Minister should apologise for the economic crisis... more

Put a salary cap on the council bosses

20.01.09
I met the chief executive of Islington council just before Christmas and immediately took to him... more

They had waited for a speech which would change America

20.01.09
Perhaps the largest crowd in American history witnessed the moment one man changed a superpower for ever... more

GM rushes to file plea for lifeline

01.12.08
Engineering: The board of General Motors will hold another round of crunch talks as it scrambles to complete its rescue plan to try to win a £7.8 billion government lifeline... more

Honda cuts production at Swindon as crunch bites

21.11.08
Engineering Japanese carmaker Honda today said it was cutting output at its factory in Swindon as part of a global move to grapple with collapsing markets... more

A free speech crusade we should all be proud to join

12.11.08
Saudi bankers and Russian oligarchs love London, and not only for its chichi boutiques... more

Now you can spot a real difference at our banks

06.11.08
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

Democrats looking forward to biggest majority in decades

04.11.08
Democrats were heading for one of their biggest majorities in the US Congress in decades, polls show... more

US wants total pull-out from Iraq in three years

17.10.08
American troops could withdraw completely from Iraq within three years, under a new deal being discussed... more

US Embassy could be most expensive flats in the world

03.10.08
The Candy brothers want to convert the US Embassy site in Grosvenor Square into luxury flats after the American Ambassador announced it was moving to south London... more

Footsie and Dow drop as jobs dive in the States

02.10.08
Shares fell after yet more grim news on the US economy, adding to the pressure on the US Congress to approve the $700 billion bailout... more

This crisis is too big for politics

30.09.08
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When this is over, what kind of world will be left?

30.09.08
Following the failure yesterday of the US rescue plan, Wall Street plunged, dragging everyone else with it. When the dust settles, we may find life has changed for good... more

Cameron pledges unity on crisis

30.09.08
David Cameron promised national unity in the face of the financial crisis in a dramatic "emergency statement" to his party conference... more

HBOS rescue deal is under threat

30.09.08
The £12.2 billion rescue takeover of HBOS was thrown into doubt today as its shares slumped again... more

We can no longer afford an economy built on debt

29.09.08
For a decade, banks, businesses, families and the Government have borrowed as if the party would never end. Now we need a new era of responsibility, says the shadow chancellor... more

City braced for meltdown

29.09.08
The City is bracing itself for further pain after watching Asian markets plunge to record lows overnight... more

FBI probe into US mortgage dealers

24.09.08
The FBI is investigating four of the companies at the centre of the US financial meltdown for possible mortgage fraud... more

IMF to sell off £5.5bn of gold as price hits a peak

08.04.08
The International Monetary Fund is proposing to sell 403.3 tonnes of gold for about $11 billion... more

Bear bids to stop client poaching by former staff

27.03.08
Bear Stearns is seeking an injunction to stop five former employees using its client lists... more

Legally ginger: Miss Geri Halliwell goes to Washington

25.03.08
It may not be as memorable as her trademark Spice Girl Union Jack outfit, but Geri Halliwell took a more classic approach to her role as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador... more

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