News review

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Dec 19 2008 The week in review Dec 12-18 2008 The most read stories from the past week. WORLD 1. Chinese flag up anti-pirate fleet 2. Dollar falls sharply in wake of Fed move 3. Manila reports Ebola virus in pigs 4. Fed slashes rates to near zero 5. Detroit reels as $14bn rescue fails 6. Saudis call for record cut in Opec output 7. Inflation stays above target in spite of fall 8. Madoff faces securities fraud charge 9. German bank bail-out has failed, say MPs 10. Chu appointment delights energy campaigners COMPANIES 1. Madoff fall-out spreads worldwide 2. US bank shares plunge after Dimon warning 3. Goldman Sachs reports $2.12bn loss 4. PartyGaming founder to pay out $300m 5. Supertankers store 50m barrels of oil 6. Citi set to merge two key divisions 7. Apple chief's withdrawal fuels health fears 8. Australian lawyer serves papers via Facebook 9. GM shares plunge in European trade 10. Google takes Chrome browser out of beta MARKETS 1. Sterling tumbles towards parity with euro 2. Pound creeps closer to parity with euro 3. Crude dips after carmakers' rescue plan stalls 4. Economic uncertainty sends London tumbling 5. Markets tumble as auto bail-out collapses 6. Sons told the grim details of scheme 7. Ultra-low US rates undermine Repo market 8. View of the day: The inevitable decline of sterling 9. Oil nears $50 ahead of OPEC meeting 10. FTSE rises on thin trade Read more » ABOUT THIS EMAIL You have received this email because you have signed up for this briefing on FT.com Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe | Change your email address Change whether you receive this email as HTML or plain text | Forward this email to a friend Privacy policy | Advertise | Contact © Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2008. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. The Financial Times Limited, registered in England and Wales number 227590. Registered office: Number One Southwark Bridge, London SE1 9HL. VAT number GB 278 5371 21.