Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:06:14 GMT
European and Asian markets show volatility as worries persist over the strength of financial institutions.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 02:44:09 GMT
The head of failed US bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) over the past eight years.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:56:03 GMT
Australia's central bank cuts its key interest rate from 7% to 6% - a much bigger-than-expected reduction.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 06:09:50 GMT
Japan keeps its key interest rate at 0.5% for the 20th consecutive month - amid continued worries about the global financial crisis.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:40:33 GMT
Britain is already in a recession, which is worsening and requires urgent action, business leaders warn in a quarterly survey.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:31:46 GMT
US financial giant Citigroup sues Well Fargo and its takeover target Wachovia for $60bn (£34bn).
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:36:45 GMT
Unions are to ballot for all-out industrial action as Aer Lingus announces plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:23:44 GMT
Oil prices fall to an eight-month low of less than US $90 a barrel and shares on Gulf stock markets fall sharply.
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:26:22 GMT
US coffee-shop chain Starbucks defends itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day.
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 16:38:47 GMT
The slower US economy sparks a sharp drop in the money Mexican migrants are sending home, official figures show.
Fri, 01 Jul 2005 14:38:13 GMT
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:50 GMT
A financial adviser aged 96 recalls the Wall Street Crash
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:04:08 GMT
The UK's new breed of caring, sharing entrepreneurs
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:56:09 GMT
How Japan sidesteps fallout from economic crisis
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:02:27 GMT
What lies behind Israel's booming hi-tech economy
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:17:53 GMT
It's certainly looking hairy on the markets
Mon, 06 Oct 2008 08:41:22 GMT
Iceland catches a cold from frozen money markets
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:49:55 GMT
EU finance ministers are set to discuss increasing the guarantees for bank savings accounts in global crisis talks.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:48:21 GMT
Former rogue trader Nick Leeson pins the blame for the current financial crisis on banks and government.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:03:20 GMT
Banking shares fall sharply in London amid news that bank bosses held funding talks with the government.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 12:24:44 GMT
Iceland's government takes control of the country's second largest bank, Landsbanki, which owns Icesave in the UK.
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:19:13 GMT
Mining group Xstrata walks away from its £5bn bid for rival Lonmin because of the credit crisis.
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 12:33:48 GMT
The Zimbabwean government issues higher denomination banknotes to tackle a shortage of cash.
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:07:36 GMT
US employers cut 159,000 jobs in September, the most in more than five years, Labor Department's figures show.
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 06:38:46 GMT
US car sales fell sharply last month, the latest sign that woes in the financial sector are spreading to the wider economy.
Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:34:16 GMT
BHP Billiton's proposed $114bn hostile bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto is cleared by Australia's competition watchdog.
Mon, 29 Sep 2008 06:59:57 GMT
Japan's cabinet agrees new funding to stimulate the economy, and Prime Minister Taro Aso also offers tax cuts.
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:07:16 GMT
Russia's two leading stock exchanges are forced to close for several hours, a day after suffering huge index falls.
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:20:35 GMT
The Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros.
Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:44:51 GMT
The price of oil has jumped by more than $16 to $120 a barrel in the US, the biggest one-day gain on record.
Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:03:31 GMT
Oil prices decline further amid concerns that a slowdown in the global economy will dent demand.
Wed, 17 Sep 2008 05:57:52 GMT
The US FDA says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy.
Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:40:05 GMT
Export disruption causes trade gap between Pakistan and the rest of the world to widen in August.
