Headlines claiming ‘Billions of dollars at risk' these days barely raises eyebrows after the crisis, share price plunges, and Bernard Madoff.

Convicted fraudster Bernard Madoff says investors "had to know" he was engaged in illegal activity, but failed to act on their hunches.

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For the first time in five years, Goldman Sachs is more bullish on US growth than global consensus.

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The FTSE edged 0.1% lower to 5,853.66 points in early trading as company-specific news guided price moves.

Allied Irish Banks has been forced to ditch plans to pay staff €40m in bonuses after the Irish government threatened to withdraw its financial support.