US Treasury secretary Henry "Hank" Paulson has warned that America's largest banks need extra capital on top of the $70bn (£34.4bn) raised to date in order to prevent the credit crisis from worsening.

Added: 2008-03-14

Hank Paulson urges banks 'raise more cash' as credit crisis deepens

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