News review

View an online version of this email here.  All times are London time: Friday Apr 24 2009 The week in review April 17 - 23 2009 The most read stories from the past week. WORLD 1. US to put conditions on tarp repayment 2. Men bear the brunt of us jobs lost 3. Darling gambles on growth 4. Freddie Mac's finance chief found dead 5. IMF puts financial losses at $4,100bn 6. Geithner sparks banks rally 7. Iran president triggers UN walkout 8. Signs worst is over for eurozone 9. Deflation bites UK as RPI goes negative 10. Tokyo in first trade deficit since 1980 COMPANIES 1. Stock markets hit by BofA's bleak forecast 2. Oracle in $7.4bn swoop on Sun 3. Fresh questions on Pandit's future at Citi 4. Struggling M Stanley slashes dividend 5. Credit Suisse returns to profit 6. Struggling Citi and GE post profits 7. Volkswagen eyes move on Porsche 8. Fiat pursues GM Europe stake 9. LVMH eyes sale of Moët to Diageo 10. iPhone sales help Apple buck trend MARKETS 1. Wall Street falls despite strong earnings 2. IMF says rapid rebound in prices 'remote' 3. Europe's banks stay strong 4. Icap hurt by banks' platform 5. Asia pulls back as bigger losses loom 6. Prudential tumble precedes warning over cash flow 7. Financials rise as Geithner calms bank fears 8. Institutional investors in equities spotlight 9. US stocks fall in volatile trading 10. Investors turn towards dollar and yen 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.