Euro in crisis
EU governments and the IMF are providing an emergency €750bn loan package to reassure global markets and to prevent contagion from the Greek sovereign debt crisis
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Austerity Europe
Europeans are bracing themselves for a new age of austerity as governments across the region are being forced to take action in order to eliminate unsustainable budget deficits
BHP Billiton – Potash
BHP Billiton launches a hostile bid for PotashCorp
US states of emergency
The US state fiscal crisis is raising fears among investors over a possible default
UK government spending
Cuts are on the political agenda
BP oil spill
BP could face penalties of more than $20bn if it is found guilty of gross negligence
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NHS reform
The NHS is facing its biggest structural upheaval in decades, with family doctors given more control of spending to buy patient care
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Total employee compensation figures have come under increased scrutiny at financial institutions bailed out by taxpayers
Obama and Wall Street
President Barack Obama has launched a major crackdown on US banks, calling for the most far-reaching overhaul of Wall Street since the 1930s
GM’s restructuring
After shedding some 50,000 jobs, a number of its marques and returning to profit, GM is planning a return to public ownership by way of an IPO
European banks
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Chinese labour
Industrial unrest at Honda and other big employers in Guangdong province is raising questions about the nature of work carried out on factory floors
UK coalition government
The Conservatives and Lib Dems have formed Britain’s first coalition government since the second world war, after the May 6 general election resulted in a hung parliament
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Interactive: EU stress test results by bank
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