BBC World Business News (Business)

In this edition... the growing controversy that's buffeting the Wall Street bank Goldman Sachs. And... is Twitter better than ice cream?

New concern about credit card security as Spanish police alert thousands of Germans and Britons that their details could have been stolen. And Sierra Leone appeals for investors to help their national recovery.

An independent watchdog says regulators made serious mistakes in the way they handled the rescue of the American insurance company AIG. A former AIG executive says he agrees. And is inflation the next big threat for the world economy?

Gazprom criticises the EU for not doing enough to head off another gas crisis this winter. And why one of the most famous Hollywood studios of them all is looking for a buyer.

As the leaders of the world's biggest and third biggest economies prepare to meet, World Business News looks at the changing economic relationship between the US and China. And - the new boss of Thai airlines has hit out at the political interference and back-scratching he says helped to cripple the firm...

In this edition... the government of Sierra Leone is preparing to appeal for more foreign investment. But do Sierra Leone's rewards really outweigh the risks? Also, who'd like to get their hands on Bernie Madoff's Tupperware?

Two more major world airlines have agreed to merge. British Airways and Spain's Iberia say their tie-up will save almost 600 million dollars a year. And why the Russian government wants to become less reliant on revenue from energy.

The US Congress is considering a controversial plan to strip the Federal Reserve of its power to regulate banks. And what effect will new tobacco marketing laws have in Africa?

A showpiece development in the heart of London, intended to provide 170 new luxury hotel beds, has been mothballed. We hear how here, as in so many cities around the world, the lack of bank credit means building sites have fallen silent. Plus Iraq's stockmarket plans to go electronic as it enjoys an investment boom.

The Czech prime minister has condemned US President Barack Obama's economic recovery plans as "a way to hell". And we investigate the boiling row between Ethiopian coffee producers and their government.

How will the economic slowdown affect Africa? The International Monetary Fund has predicted severe economic repercussions for the continent; yet will some areas of African life remain immune from global trends?

America's richest hedge fund managers have been called before Congress to explain their role in the financial crisis. Will a Democrat White House force through new laws to make them less secretive and pay more tax?