Clash over $700bn bank bail-out
US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke defend the $700bn bank bail-out plan.
Citigroup job cull to hit 75,000
US bank Citigroup announces plans for about 52,000 new job cuts, on top of 23,000 cuts already made this year.
Into the red
Fine wine prices fall as economic woes hit the super rich