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Two years after claiming Goldman Sachs does ‘God’s work’ – or at least God’s banking – Lloyd Blankfein breaks his vow of silence to spread a new message: the bankers are ashamed… No, really.
“I am not in, as the chancellor of the exchequer, a daily opinion poll contest and a daily popularity contest. I will tell you what I am engaged in. A daily contest with the rest of the world to make Britain competitive to bring jobs to Britain.”
The IMF Fiscal monitor reveals that George Osborne is borrowing money after all – but he’s not calling it stimulus spending, since it falls within his deficit reduction plan.
Youth unemployment could be stamped out if small and medium businesses each hired a member of staff. But the MD of Intuit tells Channel 4 News that paperwork and process holds them back.
Gary Gibbon
Channel 4 News Political Editor Gary Gibbon joins David Cameron on his trip to Japan.
It’s all over for the Republican hopeful Rick Santorum – who has announced the end of his campaign, after phoning the front runner Mitt Romney to admit defeat.
America’s jobs market slowed down last month, as companies stopped taking on new workers, revealing more uncertainty about the prospects for economic growth.
Spain sets out deep budget cuts which its treasury minister has called ‘the most austere’ in the country’s democratic history, despite fierce popular resistance.
As Spain begins a general strike in protest at pro-business labour reforms, Spanish journalist Roman Orozco warns that austerity is turning the country from a welfare state into a state of fear.
In the biggest case for more than 40 years, nine justices must decide whether the president’s sweeping healthcare reforms should be declared unconstitutional. Will the law, or politics prevail?
Burma’s biggest city Rangoon is experiencing a resurgence in its fortunes as the country’s new civilian government takes charge of the country’s economy.
More than four million pensioners will be worse off following changes announced by Chancellor George Osborne in his budget that have been dubbed a “granny tax”.
Businesses with a turnover of less than £50m will receive cheaper loans under a government scheme which guarantees £20bn of loans from major high street banks.
Channel 4 News learns the number of British bankers leaving the UK for Switzerland fell by 16 per cent in 2011, despite claims the 50p tax rate would encourage wealthy financiers to leave the country.
Another clean sweep for Mitt Romney, with a resounding win in Puerto Rico’s primary. But though he’s narrowly tipped to win the crucial Illinois race – how come his rival has all the momentum?