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Markets climb in volatile trade
European and Asian markets show volatility as worries persist over the strength of financial institutions.
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IMF in 'severe downturn' warning
The global economic downturn is likely to worsen as the financial crisis continues, says the International Monetary Fund.
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Tata announces new plant for Nano
India's Tata Motors is to build the world's cheapest car, the Nano, in Gujarat state following a row over land for its original site.
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Australia slashes interest rates
Australia's central bank cuts its key interest rate from 7% to 6% - a much bigger-than-expected reduction.
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Lehman Bros head took home $300m
The head of failed US bank Lehman Brothers tells Congress he took home $300m (£172.6m) over the past eight years.
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Japan holds interest rate at 0.5%
Japan keeps its key interest rate at 0.5% for the 20th consecutive month - amid continued worries about the global financial crisis.
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UK economy 'already in recession'
Britain is already in a recession, which is worsening and requires urgent action, business leaders warn in a quarterly survey.
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Battle over Wachovia intensifies
US financial giant Citigroup sues Well Fargo and its takeover target Wachovia for $60bn (£34bn).
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Starbucks denies it wastes water
US coffee-shop chain Starbucks defends itself against claims of a serious waste of water by leaving taps running in its stores all day.
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Dollar dilemma. Why Mexican immigrants in the US are sending less cash back home.
The slower US economy sparks a sharp drop in the money Mexican migrants are sending home, official figures show.
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Guidelines for financial journalists
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Warning sign
A financial adviser aged 96 recalls the Wall Street Crash
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Social revolution
The UK's new breed of caring, sharing entrepreneurs
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Playing it safe
How Japan sidesteps fallout from economic crisis
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Silicon success
What lies behind Israel's booming hi-tech economy
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Robert Peston
It's certainly looking hairy on the markets
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The big chill
Iceland catches a cold from frozen money markets
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EU moves to reassure savers
European Union finance ministers agree to increase the guarantee for customers' bank savings to at least 50,000 euros.
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Rogue trader pins crisis on banks
Former rogue trader Nick Leeson pins the blame for the current financial crisis on banks and government.
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Banks' share prices fall sharply
Banking shares fall sharply in London amid news that bank bosses held funding talks with the government.
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Icesave savers warned on accounts
Iceland's government takes control of the country's second largest bank, Landsbanki, which owns Icesave in the UK.
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Xstrata cancels £5bn Lonmin bid
Mining group Xstrata walks away from its £5bn bid for rival Lonmin because of the credit crisis.
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Zimbabwean bank issues new notes
The Zimbabwean government issues higher denomination banknotes to tackle a shortage of cash.
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US job cuts at a five-year high
US employers cut 159,000 jobs in September, the most in more than five years, Labor Department's figures show.
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Car firms see sales plunge in US
US car sales fell sharply last month, the latest sign that woes in the financial sector are spreading to the wider economy.
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