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| EU finance chiefs in crisis talks |
| EU finance ministers are set to meet for global crisis talks as Asian markets continue the turbulence in world share prices. |
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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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| Iceland acts to avoid bank chaos |
| Iceland offers an unlimited guarantee for all savers and announces emergency legislation to shore up its banks. |
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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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| Aer Lingus cuts up to 1,500 jobs |
| Unions are to ballot for all-out industrial action as Aer Lingus announces plans to cut up to 1,500 jobs. |
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| Oil price dips below $90 a barrel |
| Oil prices fall to an eight-month low of less than US $90 a barrel and shares on Gulf stock markets fall sharply. |
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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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| No extra safety for German savers |
| The German government will not pass any new legislation to provide extra protection for savers, the BBC learns. |
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| eBay to cut workforce by 1,000 |
| EBay, the world's largest online auction site, is set to cut 1,000 jobs - 10% of its workforce - with many more under threat. |
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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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| Silicon success |
| What lies behind Israel's booming hi-tech economy |
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| The big chill |
| Iceland catches a cold from frozen money markets |
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| Robert Peston |
| It's certainly looking hairy on the markets |
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| Past lessons |
| Has bailing out failing industries worked in the past? |
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| Stocks slide despite reassurances |
| The UK's top share index chalks up its biggest one-day points fall ever as Chancellor Alistair Darling tries to reassure financial markets. |
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| Germany seeks to reassure savers |
| Chancellor Angela Merkel moves to reassure savers that their deposits in German financial institutions are safe. |
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| Registrations of new cars fall 21% |
| New car registrations fall 21% in September, says the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. |
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| 'Rescued' car parts group closes |
| A Sheffield-based car parts company with 53 branches nationwide ceases trading just days after a takeover deal. |
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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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| Watchdog backs giant mining deal |
| BHP Billiton's proposed $114bn hostile bid for rival mining giant Rio Tinto is cleared by Australia's competition watchdog. |
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| Japan agrees stimulus package |
| Japan's cabinet agrees new funding to stimulate the economy, and Prime Minister Taro Aso also offers tax cuts. |
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| Netherlands to buy Fortis assets |
| The Netherlands takes control of the Dutch operations of ailing financial giant Fortis in a deal worth 16.8bn euros. |
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| Swiss bank UBS to cut 2,000 jobs |
| Swiss bank UBS says it will cut 2,000 jobs and will reorganise the business to cut costs and focus on its strengths. |
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| Record one-day jump in oil price |
| The price of oil has jumped by more than $16 to $120 a barrel in the US, the biggest one-day gain on record. |
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| Oil falls amid economic concerns |
| Oil prices decline further amid concerns that a slowdown in the global economy will dent demand. |
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| US bans key Indian drug imports |
| The US FDA says it has banned the import of more than 30 generic drugs made by Indian drug firm Ranbaxy. |
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| Pakistan sees wider trade deficit |
| Export disruption causes trade gap between Pakistan and the rest of the world to widen in August. |
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