News review

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Thursday Apr 09 2009 The week in review April 3 - 9 2009 The most read stories from the past week WORLD 1. US moves on Iran nuclear trade 2. US ship in stand-off with Somali pirates 3. Gates unveils sweeping defence cuts 4. Ireland unveils emergency budget 5. UK manufacturing decline worst in 40 years 6. Gul lashes out at European critics 7. Investment losses hit public sector pensions 8. UK Budget expected to disappoint savers 9. Obama makes surprise visit to Iraq 10. G8 warns of hunger threat to stability COMPANIES 1. Segway and GM launch Puma joint venture 2. RBS to cut up to 9,000 jobs across globe 3. Stronger banks poach senior staff from rivals 4. Blankfein attacks US job rules 5. Karmann Ghia maker files for bankruptcy 6. Derivatives sector answers critics 7. PartyGaming admits bank fraud 8. Aon UK cuts pension payments 9. PS3 outstrips Wii in Japanese sales 10.Pernod launches €1bn rights issue MARKETS 1. Wall Street falls on earnings fears 2. Banks hit FTSE as toxic debt worries grow 3. Europe concerned over sterling slide 4. Gold could 'easily' return to $1,000 5. Wall Street stages end-of-day rally 6. Dollar gains as investors avoid risk 7. View of the Day: Sterling's rally 8. Diageo weighed down by deal talk and slowing sales 9. CDS market's Big Bang arrives 10. Hedge funds seek loopholes in Talf rules 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.