News: Lehman Brothers bosses could face court over accounting 'gimmicks'

4 hours ago - World news: United States | guardian.co.uk

• Former chief Dick Fuld and accountants Ernst & Young criticised in 2,200-page report• Claims that buyer Barclays received assets it was not entitled to• Fuld tried to ...

News: France and UK seek hedge fund deal

5 hours ago - Financial Times - World UK

Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy are to try to hammer out a compromise deal over European Union reforms that the US and UK believe could damage the hedge fund and private equi...

News: No new taxes or VAT rise in budget, says Treasury minister Liam Byrne

6 hours ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Government could have windfall of £5bn to spend if unemployment benefit costs less than forecast and tax on bankers raises moreThe government will not be raising new taxes, i...

News: The bankers lied. And Darling, a mere puppet on their string, knows it | Simon Jenkins

6 hours ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Britain has paid a horrific price for allowing the City to dictate credit policy. Yet there is no inquiry, no questioning, only silenceStill no inquiry. Still no answers. A t...

News: National Union of Generals is ready to attack | Michael White | Political briefing

6 hours ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Neither Labour or the Tories can afford to let Lord Guthrie's views pass unchallengedDavid Cameron was furious during PMQs when Labour hecklers cried "They're Tories" after he...

News: GCHQ staff lost 35 laptop computers, report says

6 hours ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Intelligence security committee says 'haphazard' monitoring meant it was not known whether top secret information had been mislaidStaff at GCHQ, the government's electronic ea...

News: British victims of Basra honoured in their home country at last

6 hours ago - Latest news and comment from Britain | guardian.co.uk

Wall of remembrance to dead soldiers brought back from Iraq and rebuilt at the National Memorial ArboretumThe music was beautiful, the lineup of political and armed forces top...

News: US chamber of commerce slams Tobin tax proposals

6 hours ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

• Group says levy would cause Dow Jones to plunge• Study claims seven out of 10 people oppose ideaAmerica's leading business advocacy group, the US chamber of commerce, ha...

News: No new taxes or VAT rise in budget, says Treasury minister Liam Byrne

6 hours ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

Government could have windfall of £5bn to spend if unemployment benefit costs less than forecast and tax on bankers raises moreThe government will not be raising new taxes, i...

News: The bankers lied. And Darling, a mere puppet on their string, knows it | Simon Jenkins

6 hours ago - Latest financial, market & economic news and analysis | guardian.co.uk

Britain has paid a horrific price for allowing the City to dictate credit policy. Yet there is no inquiry, no questioning, only silenceStill no inquiry. Still no answers. A t...