ING wins state cash injection
ING accepted a government cash injection on Sunday of up to €9bn after a slump in its share price and the revelation that it would make its first quarterly loss
October 19, 2008
Powell backs Obama for President
Colin Powell, the former Republican US secretary of state, endorsed Barack Obama as it emerged that the Democratic presidential candidate raised an unprecedented $150m for his campain last month
US to host global finance summit
The US, France and the EU unveil plans for a series of summits to discuss ways of dealing with the global financial crisis.
IMF to investigate its director
The International Monetary Fund investigates whether its director abused his power in an alleged relationship with a subordinate.