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Jonathan Bates: Award-winning sound editor who became closely associated with the films of Lord...

Jonathan Bates was a brilliant sound editor who won two Bafta awards and an Oscar nomination for his outstanding contributions to cinema. He enjoyed a particularly rewarding association, and friendship, with Richard...

Hedge fund problems emerge from shadows at Citi

By Francesco Guerrera and Henny Sender in New York Citigroup is liquidating its Corporate Special Opportunities hedge fund after it lost 53 per cent of its value last month, marking the ninth time in recent months that the bank...

Citigroup liquidates fund that fell 53% in a month

Citigroup is liquidating Corporate Special Opportunities after it lost 53 per cent of its value last month, marking the ninth time in recent months that the bank has had to close or rescue one of its hedge funds

GE moves to cut up to $2bn in costs at finance arm

By Francesco Guerrera in New York General Electric is to shrink its GE Capital finance arm, which could lead to $2bn in cost cuts, the sale of $90bn in highly-leveraged assets and thousands of redundancies among its 75,000...

Paulson considering home loan aid

By Krishna Guha in Washington The Bush administration has not ruled out using money from a $700bn bail-out fund to back home loan modifications, Hank Paulson said on Tuesday. The US Treasury secretary came under intense...

US economy chiefs say policies bear fruit

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The cost of insuring top quality US companies against default hit a record high even as Hank Paulson and Ben Bernanke told Congress that their radical policy actions to ease the credit crisis were starting to bear fruit.

Bank fears over home loan aid

By Aline van Duyn, Francesco Guerrera and Saskia Scholtes in New York Government-backed efforts to make it easier for homeowners to avoid foreclosure by modifying their mortgages could further depress the value of...

NFC South: Saints hoping win serves as a springboard

Things haven't quite gone as planned for the New Orleans Saints for much of the 2008 season, with injuries, inconsistency and even a little in-fighting all contributing to the unwanted 4-5 record the team brought into this past...

Chavez foes face intimidation ahead of vote

President Hugo Chavez is threatening to imprison a popular opposition leader, roll tanks into the streets and use force to defend the results of Sunday's state and local elections. The vote is an important test of Chavez's...

Red Sox 2nd baseman Dustin Pedroia wins AL MVP

By BEN WALKER AP BASEBALL WRITER In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Boston Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia follows through as he flips the ball to first base to put out Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Vladimir Guerrero...

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