| All times are London time: Tuesday Dec 23 2008 | FT.com - Most read Money market funds reel as yields near zero Dec 21 2008 19:23 Money market funds, an increasingly popular place to park cash, will need to raise fees or close to new money to remain profitable as yields hover at near-zero, according to industry managers Read more » Rice: Obama to follow Bush foreign policy Dec 21 2008 23:19 Barack Obama might have little option but to follow George W. Bush's approach on a range of foreign policy issues, including Iran, said Condoleezza Rice, secretary of state Read more » Christmas shut-down in Silicon Valley Dec 21 2008 19:02 Workers at some of Silicon Valley's biggest companies will find themselves spending an uncommonly long time with their families this Christmas as the technology industry responds to the downturn with office and factory closures and enforced holidays Read more » China battles unemployment to deter unrest Dec 21 2008 16:16 Tackling joblessness among graduates will be Beijing's priority next year as the economy falters, said the premier. The government is also concerned about migrant workers laid off in the cities Read more » Tata agrees to cash boost for Jaguar Dec 21 2008 23:27 Tata, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has agreed to inject "tens of millions" of pounds into the British car company to , while the government continues to consider the case for a taxpayer-funded bail-out Read more » Obama expands goals of stimulus Dec 21 2008 21:02 The president-elect has expanded the goals of his proposed economic stimulus, with a plan to create or save an additional 500,000 jobs over the next two years Read more » Shares in Irish banks soar after rescue unveiled Dec 22 2008 08:22 The Irish government has announced a €5.5bn ($7.6bn) investment in its three main banks that will see it take an effective 75 per cent controlling stake in Anglo Irish Bank Read more » Promise of Opec cuts fails to stop oil price slide Dec 21 2008 19:50 Investors delivered a vote of no confidence in Opec last week when oil prices fell by their most in almost two decades even though the cartel decided to curb production Read more » | |
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