Credit Suisse, the Swiss investment bank, reported its first quarterly loss for nearly five years today, after asset writedowns reached $5.2 billion ($

Added: 2008-04-24

Credit Suisse falls into red on $5.2bn writedown$

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China jails human rights activist Hu Jia

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