Finance news headlines: Thursday 4 December 2008
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Credit card giant's boss says discretionary spending has dropped substantially. 4 Dec 2008 7:30AM More
The steadily appreciating Chinese currency is likely to be arrested by officials who view a weaker yuan as the key to preventing civil unrest. 4 Dec 2008 6:32AM More
While 'eight' might be the new 'six-and-a-half' for bank tier-one capital, this new conservative figure does not mean quite the same thing to every bank. 4 Dec 2008 6:30AM More
Banking syndicate support extra borrowings for struggling investment bank to enable restructuring, asset sales. 4 Dec 2008 6:23AM More
Sources say Gibraltar Life Insurance to bid for AIG Edison, AIG Star. 3 Dec 2008 8:14PM More
US investment funds, private equity giant to invest $US30 million in Poly Bona. 3 Dec 2008 8:04PM More
Bank eyes further support measures for financial markets. 3 Dec 2008 6:35PM More
Bligh says loan defaulters often left with no equity. 3 Dec 2008 6:12PM More
Report US bank to provide millions to drugmaker AstraZeneca. 3 Dec 2008 5:55PM More
Federal treasurer to hold talks with banks about passing on rate cuts to credit card users. 3 Dec 2008 5:12PM More