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Charlie Parker
| 19:04 | 12 Oct 2008
A weekend of frenetic activity has seen Gordon Brown export the British model to rescue banks to Europe and led to details emerging of a massive fund raising by banks as early as Monday.
10:10 | 12 Oct 2008
UK Treasury prepared to take controlling stakes in Britain's biggest banks and G7 ministers finalise an aggressive action plan to address the turmoil.
10:05 | 12 Oct 2008
General Motors and Chrysler discuss merger, Premier Foods in talks to secure big cash injection and Sir Philip Green steps in to save Baugur.
10:00 | 12 Oct 2008
Comment on Lloyd's underwriters, high yielders, mines, RBS and Whitbread.
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By
Richard Harris
| 18:17 | 10 Oct 2008
A number of staff from the Bestinvest's investment management division have left, the company has confirmed.
By
Daniel Grote
| 17:40 | 10 Oct 2008
ETF Securities has acquired 100% collateral for its Commodity Securities range of exchange traded commodities following the difficulties it encountered over their backing by stricken US insurer AIG.
By
Nicholas Paler
| 17:22 | 10 Oct 2008
Job losses amounting to 3,000 are expected after Barclay's acquisition of Lehman Brothers' North American banking and capital markets businesses.
By
Deborah Hyde, Nicholas Paler
| 17:00 | 10 Oct 2008
The FTSE 100 falls 8% capping off one of the index's worst weeks ever.
By
Matthew Goodburn
| 15:53 | 10 Oct 2008
The volatility convulsing global markets has led Gartmore to postpone the launch of Roger Guy's European Absolute Return fund.
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By
Deborah Hyde
| 13:32 | 10 Oct 2008
Everyone is looking for an explanation as to the extent of the latest stock market falls: uncertainty over the government’s rescue package, forced selling, or sheer irrationality?
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By
Charlie Parker
| 10:48 | 09 Oct 2008
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By
Charlie Parker
| 10:28 | 09 Oct 2008
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By
Charlie Parker
| 10:04 | 09 Oct 2008
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By
Peter Marshall
| 09:12 | 09 Oct 2008
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Charlie Parker
| 10:26 | 08 Oct 2008
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