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Footsie tumbles in wake of recession woes on Wall Street

02.12.08
Markets: Shares in London tumble again, sending the FTSE 100 back below the 4000 mark... more

Crude back above $50 but analysts say further falls on way

21.11.08
Energy: Oil bounced back above $50 a barrel today, tracking Asian stock markets higher after sinking to a three-and-a-half-year low last night... more

Sterling is spurred by hopes of a big rate cut

03.11.08
Economy: The pound rallied on rising hopes that the Bank of England will push through a meaty interest-rate cut to salvage the UK economy... more

UK shares climb on hopes of Bank action

30.10.08
Markets: The FTSE 100 holds on to the gains made ahead of the cut in US interest rates, with traders in the City hoping the Bank of England will take the hint and follow suit... more

Footsie and pound surge but all eyes on rate call in US

29.10.08
Economy: London shares rally and the pound rises against the dollar but investors on Wall Street hold their breath ahead of a key decision on interest rates.... more

Blues over bailout put the Footsie in freefall

16.10.08
Markets: The downward spiral of shares that began late on Tuesday continues as the last vestiges of stock-market optimism from the UK's bank bailout plan dissolved... more

Bank stocks rise but fear of recession hits Footsie

15.10.08
Credit crunch: After two days of near-euphoria on the stock markets, reality kicked in and the City remembered that a recession — or worse — remains likely... more

HSBC moves swiftly back into interbank loans market

08.10.08
The first immediate reaction to the Government’s banking bailout came as bank share prices shot back up and one of the main lenders moved aggressively into the interbank market, lending to rivals... more

Key question is whether move will fire up interbank lending

08.10.08
The biggest test of the sensational actions by central banks and governments will be whether banks become confident enough to lend to each other again... more

Crude price dives on stronger dollar

29.09.08
Brent Crude plunged back below $100 a barrel as fears gripped the market once more of a slowing worldwide economy... more

B&B takeover gives Santander 10 per cent of savings

29.09.08
Banking: Spanish giant Santander launched a fresh assault on British High Street banking with the £612 million takeover of Bradford & Bingley’s deposits and branch network... more

Evil lurks as the Google halo slips over privacy

15.07.08
In its own collective mind, the three most important words in the history of Google are "Don't Be Evil"... more

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