Bank bail-out: key points of the government’s statement
The second UK banking bail-out announced this morning consists of six key elements
Government ready to step in as banks take another hammering
World trade has slumped and there is little likelihood of things picking up this side of 2010
Three weeks that changed the world
After a quiet start, 2008 exploded into a global financial earthquake. Nick Mathiason and Heather Stewart look back at events that shook, and brought down, giants
Johnson warns City must up its game
Mayor's report finds London in danger of losing status as world's top financial centre
The bills: Crime, welfare and finance top agenda
Allow the Bank of England to lend to troubled banks on an anonymous basis
Bankers are new pantomime villains. Oh, yes they are
As the financial system teeters, writers and comedians are finding inspiration from the gloomiest of headlines
A law unto itself
David Cronin: The EIB dwarfs even the World Bank with its lending. About time, then, that its EU masters exercised some ethical control
Lehman to put $8m of art on block
Christie's in New York also selling $20m collection of former Lehman boss Richard Fuld and his wife Kathy
Banking crisis timeline
How the credit crunch has led to dramatic, unprecedented events in the City, on Wall Street and around the world
Pru in demand as market moves higher
Insurance group Prudential is in demand after reports it is in talks with strategic investors to take a 20% stake in the business
SFO may launch probe into Peston bank scoops
The Serious Fraud Office could launch an inquiry into BBC business editor Robert Peston's recent string of market-moving banking 'scoops'. By Toby Helm and Heather Stewart
Post-bubble possibility
Larry Elliott: Beyond the plummeting markets and whingeing banks is a ray of hope - for a Green New Deal
Gordon Brown: We must root out irresponsibilities in the financial system
•PM calls for EU-wide financial coordination•Says climate change targets will not relaxed•International institutions 'must be overhauled'
This stock collapse is petty when compared to the nature crunch
George Monbiot: The financial crisis at least affords us an opportunity to now rethink our catastrophic ecological trajectory
Q&A: Savings guarantees
The British government is facing increased pressure to follow its European counterparts in pledging 100% protection for savers