United States

Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke has once again allayed fears of a double-dip recession saying the US is staging a "moderate economic recovery".

Euphoria over a joint EU-IMF rescue deal for Greece worth €45bn (£39.8bn) appears short-lived, after angry reactions in Germany and continued concerns among bond investors any bail-out merely delays the worst.

Customers can move the price of beer and hot wings in a newly opened US bar, based on the market principals of supply and demand.

Advisers are shunning plain vanilla equity funds investing in the developed world this ISA season, in favour of emerging market, absolute return and cautious managed strategies.

World stock markets rose after midday on better-than-expected US jobs data.

The US economy grew 5.9% in the fourth quarter of 2009, up from 2.2% in the previous three months, revised GDP figures show.

SLI head of global strategy Andrew Milligan delves into the 2010 maze of inflation, interest rates and political influences.

RBS bankers will receive their bonuses entirely in shares - but can convert a large portion into cash within 12 weeks.

Goldman Sachs could pay its chief executive a bonus of up to $100m in defiance of moves by President Obama to take action against bloated bank benefits.

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