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Principal content
Citigroup considers $400bn asset sale
Citigroup confirmed that at least $400bn in non-core assets could be sold as part of plans to reduce costs and restore profit growth to double-digit rates
Hizbollah seizes large parts of Beirut
Shuts down pro-government Hariri media
Wall Street set for sharp sell-off
AIG fuels credit concerns; oil price jumps
Burma closes doors to foreign aid workers
World Food Programme suspends relief flights
Sovereign Bancorp to raise fresh capital
Grupo Santander consortium to inject $2bn
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Interactive
Interactive map: Who won what
Interactive graphic: Explore the results and the total number of delegates gained in every nomination contest
China’s development
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David Cameron: Saviour of the US right?
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Comment
The financial crises of capitalism
The beginning of wisdom is to recognise that booms and busts have been a feature of capitalism from the start, writes Samuel Brittan
Tibet’s case for self-rule
The country’s sense of identity and the gross oppression of its citizens are much clearer than in Kosovo’s case, writes Paul Harris
We must repel barbarians from Auntie’s gates
The BBC enriches Britain in ways that will only be seen when it is gone and it is too late to rebuild it, says Stephen Fry
Restore ethical finance standards
Ethics is not only acting correctly; it is also not trying to avoid regulation even if one thinks one can get away with it, writes Evelyn de Rothschild
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Commodities special 1: mining capex
The mining industry has experienced a demand shock, and prices, in nominal terms at least, are through the roof. But has there been a supply-side response?
Editorial comment
The dollar danger is not over yet
Verbal intervention on the US currency and euro is welcome – but it is time for verbal intervention on the rupee and renminbi as well
Bomb-proof banks
The best advice to Wall Street is to restructure swiftly. Take the pain but appoint someone to take the flak – the more uncharismatic, the better
Burma’s tragedy
Let us at least hope this cyclone undermines the junta, whose response to this tragedy has already earned it a place in the annals of infamy
