US banks need $75bn in equity to survive

Stress tests show that 10 of the nation's biggest banks failed the regulators' stress tests

Barclays bank celebrates sharp rise in profits

High street giant reassures market by announcing a 15 per cent jump in profits in first quarter of 2009

American banks need to raise ‘billions’ more

Markets react negatively to reports that America's top banks need billions more in capital

UK faces jump in banking bail-out costs, IMF warns

The banking rescue in Britain may cost more than any other global bail out as costs spiral

Timothy Geithner: Obama’s very convenient fall guy

While the Treasury Secretary gets pelted with mouldy cabbages, the President charms the nation

Bail-out collapses under pressure from voters

As global markets plummet, what happens now? Philip Delves Broughton reports from New York

AIG rescue and the Goldman connection

AIG rescue raises questions about Goldman Sachs’ influence, says Philip Delves Broughton