Financial services reform in the US includes a ban on punitive charges for credit card infractions.
The Cuban government has begun releasing jailed dissidents in a political concession brokered by the Catholic Church.
Barack Obama has warned that BP will ‘pay’ for the environmental damage caused by the oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico.
The bank gave credit agencies a false picture of its value ahead of the sale, writes Andrew Clark
No image available
/ 26 January 2010
After a catastrophic year for US carmakers, the head of the United Auto Workers union has emerged as one of the most powerful men in the industry.
No image available
/ 16 January 2010
Big carmakers at the Detroit Motor Show had electrically powered and hybrid cars on display, but Americans still aren’t buying green vehicles.
No image available
/ 18 December 2009
The heads of leading banks in the US were summoned to the White House this week for a "frank and candid" discussion with President Barack Obama.
Wall Street bank has recovered from the credit crunch and may pay bonuses of $900 000 this year, reports Andrew Clark.
The subject of the greatest popular vitriol is Madoff’s wife, Ruth, who still lives in the couple’s $7-million penthouse on New York’s Upper East Side
The rump of Conrad Black’s former newspaper empire, Sun-Times Media, filed for bankruptcy protection recently.