Greece and the eurozone: Halcyon no more

As markets fear a debt default by Greece, the single currency zone faces the biggest test of its 11-year life – and ways are belatedly being sought to halt contagion

• In depth: Greece debt crisis
• Lex: Greek contagion

America’s Cup: Close to the wind

After a three-year legal fight, the two billionaires who are the only competitors in the oldest international yachting contest are finally ready to do high-tech battle on the seas

Man in the News: Akio Toyoda

When Akio Toyoda took over at Toyota, he said he and his new management team were ‘beginning our voyage in a storm’. Seven months later, the ship’s captain appears to have retreated below decks.

India: Potholes in the road

While back on track for growth to approach double digits, Asia’s third largest economy faces pressing decisions on how to translate a much-vaunted resilience into further reform

America: A fearsome foursome

As Barack Obama struggles to put his presidency on track, concerns are growing about the extent to which he relies on the views of a remarkably small number of loyal advisers

Resources: The power bill arrives

As Europe turns to wind farms and the like for a growing share of its energy supplies, the daunting scale of investment required threatens unpalatable rises in the cost to consumers

Banking: A disorderly descent

The bail-out of a once coveted Austrian institution exposes a toxic mix of politics and finance, drawing fresh attention to the weakness of Germany’s public sector banks

South Africa: Out of the bottle

Two decades since an end was declared to apartheid, companies that once looked to the west or inward are devoting attention to the ‘Brics’ – and the interest is reciprocal

Cars: Off the road

Man in the News: Steve Jobs

Commodities: In their element

South-east Asia: A wider radius

Finance: The hindered haircut

Rusal: A lingering heat

Banking: Tripped up

Haiti: A shaken state

Labour markets: At the sharp end