Business week in pictures

Week in Business: Marks & Spencer chief executive Sir Stuart Rose.

Sir Stuart Rose is planning to give up the M&S chief executive's role next year, but who will take his place? Graeme Wearden takes a look at the frontrunners Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Week in Business: Nicolas Polutnik, head of the Caterpillar plant in Grenoble.

Nicolas Polutnik, head of the Caterpillar plant in Grenoble, France in his office as angry workers at the US firm's plant barricaded their offices and took four managers hostage Photograph: Laurent Cipriani/AP

Week in Business: Workers at the Visteon factory in Belfast protest over job cuts

Sit-in protests were staged at three Visteon factories in England and Northern Ireland (pictured), with former workers vowing to stay on the roofs of the factories until their demands are met. More than 560 jobs were axed with less than one hour's notice Photograph: Paul Faith/PA

Week in Business: A black Chevy Suburban SUV, manufactured by financially threatened GMC.

A black Chevy Suburban SUV, manufactured by financially threatened General Motors Corporation, stands ready to transport high-ranking government officials at the Capitol in Washington. Barack Obama threatened the US car makers with bankruptcy. In a White House speech, he demanded radical reform of the troubled industry Photograph: J Scott Applewhite/AP

Week in Business: Job seekers look through leaflets at a job fair in Beijing, China

Jobseekers look through leaflets with job postings at a job fair in Beijing, China. The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development warned there would be a surge in global unemployment and called on governments to take 'quick and decisive action' to head off a full-blown social crisis Photograph: Elizabeth Dalziel/AP

Week in Business: Upper Crust sandwich bar on the concourse at Victoria station, London

An Upper Crust sandwich shop on the concourse at Victoria station, London. Select Service Partners – which has a business portfolio including Upper Crust, Millie's Cookies and Caffè Ritazza – began talks with its bankers as falling passenger numbers exposed weaknesses in a £1bn private-equity deal it struck at the peak of the market Photograph: Graeme Robertson

Week in Business: European Central Bank chief Jean-Claude Trichet at the Economics Committee

European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet announced a postponement in a decision about implementing quantitative easing plans and also announced a smaller-than-expected interest rate cut Photograph: John Thys/AFP/Getty Images

Week in Business: French President Nicolas Sarkozy at a press conference at the G20 summit

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, claimed he played a key role in ending 'financial madness' at the G20 summit Photograph: Eric Feferberg/AFP/Getty Images