Reuters Video: Business

Citigroup unveils turnaround plan

Sat, 10 May 2008 00:19:28 +0100

May 9 - Citigroup's new CEO Vikram Pandit said the company will shed $400 billion in assets as he moves to lead America's largest bank back to profitability.

Stocks fall on inflation fears

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:44:09 +0100

May 9 - Oil sets another record high while AIG reports a record loss.

Oil, dollar hit U.S. farmers

Fri, 09 May 2008 21:46:11 +0100

May 9 - U.S. farmers busy planting the new corn crop are feeling the pinch from high oil prices and the weak dollar.

Economy to set the tone

Fri, 09 May 2008 22:09:10 +0100

May 9 - A heavy lineup of economic news is expected to the set tone for markets in the week ahead.

Financials and oil weigh on market

Fri, 09 May 2008 17:08:08 +0100

May 9 - Dresdner announces further writedowns putting pressure on parent Allianz to split it up.

Investors jittery on oil, financials

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:58:42 +0100

May 9 - U.S. stocks fell in early Friday trade as oil toped $126 a barrel for the first time and a record loss at AIG added to lingering concerns about the financial sector.

Oil prices hit the gas

Fri, 09 May 2008 16:36:38 +0100

May 9 - Another week, another record for oil which continues to rise skyward.

Thailand's oxen predict rice boom

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:08:44 +0100

May 9 - Thailand's sacred oxen - used as soothsayers in a traditional ceremony - predict a good rice season during the annual ploughing festival.

New media gets press makeover

Fri, 09 May 2008 14:11:56 +0100

May 9 - The editors of newspapers are no longer old fashioned luddites running in fear of digital technology, according to a new poll.