The largest-ever rough diamond was sold this week, but how much did it fetch? It's the Week in Numbers.

The Dow Jones opened more than 20 points lower Friday after AIG posted a $9bn Q4 loss.

A husband and wife team from Co Tyrone have been jailed for a total of six years and ordered to pay £4m in unpaid taxes after admitting a £4.6m tax fraud.

Talks surrounding Iceland's repayment of £2.3bn worth of debt to the UK and the Netherlands following the Icesave collapse have stalled after the Icelandic delegation walked out of talks.

The UK economy emerged from its 18-month recession at a faster pace than expected, figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show.

The contentious role played by Goldman Sachs in Greece's debt-saddled financial crisis is under scrutiny by financial regulators in the US, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, has revealed.

The FTSE opened sharply higher today at 5329.29, up 51.07 (0.97%), following a slight recovery on Wall Street after disastrous early trading yesterday.

IFA network Financial Ltd is hosting a technical roadshow designed to help advisers prepare for the RDR.

IFA Life has announced a series of life planning workshops to be held in London, Manchester, Bristol and Scotland in April and May after selling out its first date.

The Prime Minister is hosting a London summit today designed to address investors' concerns over tax rises in the UK.