
Pictured above: the Universal testing machine, then the world’s biggest, snaps a steel bar in 1955. Now, US financial groups are undergoing checks – but are those of similar rigour?
By Krishna Guha
Published: April 19 2009 20:05 | Last updated: April 19 2009 20:05

Pictured above: the Universal testing machine, then the world’s biggest, snaps a steel bar in 1955. Now, US financial groups are undergoing checks – but are those of similar rigour?