Despite leading the pack on bank guarantees, Irish banks remain fragile. Elsewhere, the US recovered slightly overnight and the Ukraine joined the ranks of troubled economies. By Glenn Dyer.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• bank-guarantee

While the Australian made some gains this morning, Europe and America weer finalising the details of their rescue packages for stricken banks, writes Glenn Dyer.

• Business,
• economy,
• credit-crisis,
• bailout

The Winners ... the Losers ... News & CA ... the Stats ... Glenn Dyer's comments.

Four Corners attracted 910,000 viewers last night for a program that was a bit of a con, writes Glenn Dyer.

• media,
• abc,
• four-corners,
• mainstream-media-coverage,
• global-financial-crisis

Despite the global turmoil, the NAB's monthly business survey shows some resilience in business confidence, reports Glenn Dyer.

• Business-economy,
• credit-crisis,

Now that we have established that banks can't fail in Australia, we need to redesign the regulatory environment. Glenn Dyer offers some thoughts to kick off the conversation.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• big-four

Goodbye NTD8... Farifax's world without subs... Murdoch's fall on hard times... Fox News and the jihad doll...

Local markets have rebounded, with the decisive action taken by both the Australian and various European governments restoring some confidence. By Glenn Dyer.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• eurozone

Global economic meltdown ... coal and First Dog ... V8 Supercars ... Arab names ... juries ...

No wonder our market is up this morning: Australia’s Number One bear, Gerard Minack, has turned into a buyer, writes Michael Pascoe.

• business-economy,
• credit-crisis,
• sharemarket