Chanting G-20 protesters clashed with riot police in central London on Wednesday, overwhelming police lines, vandalizing the Bank of England and smashing windows at the Royal Bank of Scotland. ...more

April 2, 2009

President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown exuded optimism about a global deal to help pull the world out of recession on Wednesday, downplaying a rift with French President Nicolas Sarkozy ahead of the imminent Group of 20 leaders summit. ...more

April 1, 2009

The day before President-elect Barack Obama takes office, the escalating troubles facing major banks around the world couldn't be clearer. ...more

January 20, 2009

Some of the world's biggest banking institutions and hedge funds reported potential huge losses on Monday as the impact of alleged fraud by arrested Wall Street investment manager Bernard Madoff spread far beyond U.S. borders. ...more

December 15, 2008

When Can We Expect Relief? Just a few months ago oil was at $145 a barrel. Yesterday it closed at $46. Effectively a 68 percent drop. Gasoline was $4 a gallon and is now about $1.83 - a 54 percent drop. ...more

December 6, 2008

A computer containing banking security details of more than 1 million people has been sold on eBay, bank officials said Tuesday - the latest in a series of losses of personal data in Great Britain. ...more

August 27, 2008

Warren Buffett, whose business and investment acumen has made him one of the world's wealthiest men, embarked on a European "deferred shopping tour" Monday, looking for possible acquisitions for Berkshire Hathaway Inc. ...more

May 20, 2008