News review

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Jan 30 2009 The week in review January 23-29 The most read stories from the past week. WORLD 1. Obama urges Israel to open Gaza borders 2. Gloom deepens as 76,000 global jobs go 3. Treasury pushes Citi to cancel jet order 4. Hopes dashed for swift UK recovery 5. Economic pain to be 'worst for 60 years' 6. Wen and Putin lecture western leaders 7. Obama vows to listen to Muslims 8. US says China 'manipulating' the Renminbi 9. Financial crisis topples Iceland government 10. New look UK economy to emerge from gloom COMPANIES 1. BofA bonus deferral anger 2. Barclays warns of £8bn credit writedown 3. Paulson reaps £270m 'shorting' RBS 4. Thain ousted at Merrill Lynch 5. Starbucks to cut 6,700 jobs amid falling sales 6. Santander makes offer to Madoff victims 7. ING seeks state aid as losses soar 8. Pfizer nears purchase of Wyeth 9. Boeing hit by first big cancelled 787 order 10. Caterpillar to cut 20,000 jobs as orders fall MARKETS 1. Gold pushes above $900 in buying spree 2. Soros closes sterling shorts 3. FTSE rallies as Lloyds leads banks 4. Sterling plunges to record lows 5. Data gloom hits markets 6. Consolidation talk warms LSE but miners feel cold 7. Hedge funds offer to price in gold 8. Bank rally helps FTSE rebound 9. Barratt tumbles on the FTSE on fears of equity issuer 10. Barclays' open letter boosts sterling 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 2009. "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.