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FTSE dives 220 points on Lehman collapse

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FTSE dives 220 points on Lehman collapse - The Bank of England pumped an extra £5bn into money markets today after two of the biggest investment banks in the world fell victim to the credit crunch.



FTSE dives 220 points on Lehman collapse  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England pumped an extra £5bn into money markets today after two of the biggest investment banks in the world fell victim to the credit crunch.
63,000 XL tourists still stranded abroad  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Four days after the collapse of package holiday giant XL, 63,000 Britons are still stranded abroad waiting to hear how they will get home
Market report: Monday latest  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
12.15:Share prices slumped in London today in the wake of Lehman Brothers' decision to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US
Experts slam discount 'Frankenstein wines'  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Few wine lovers can have failed to be swayed by the discounts offered in supermarkets, but many would be horrified if they knew the truth
Clegg's £5bn tax dodge crackdown  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Multi-million-pound firms such as Tesco which use 'immoral' tax dodges will be targeted in a LibDem crackdown to save £5bn a year
Jobless total may hit one million by winter  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Unemployment is set to top one million this winter, shattering one of Labour's most loudly trumpeted economic achievements
Goldfish cards get Barclaycard revamp  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
More than a million customers holding Goldfish and Morgan Stanley credit cards are being sent new plastic in a revamp by Barclaycard
Multi-million pound fraud ring is smashed  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Insolvency practitioners and lawyers have reclaimed millions of pounds stolen in a giant VAT fraud and hidden in an offshore tax haven
Norwich Union quits comparison sites  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Norwich union, Britain's biggest insurer, is the latest to withdraw from internet price comparison sites
A-Z of the Sunday newspapers  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Here's our summary of what the Sunday Papers are reporting from the world of finance and business | Sunday newspaper share tips
Creditors set to pay bankruptcy tax  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Creditors of bankrupt individuals and companies are being made to pay for a £10m a year public spending cut
Fears over housing rescue plan  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Another crack has emerged in Gordon Brown's flagship plan to kick-start the housing market
Inflation set to rise again  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
More economic misery is expected to be highlighted this week with key figures showing prices rising and High Street sales grinding to a halt
Paid for bank accounts a false economy  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks are increasingly pushing fee-carrying, packaged current accounts, but many are proving poor value
Ex-model on benefits bought a Porsche  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
A former glamour model and her husband were jailed yesterday after falsely claiming thousands of pounds in benefits while funding spending sprees with savings
Midas share tips: Reed Elsevier and Concateno  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: Unlucky share dealings  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Building societies: Just the start of 'mergers'  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Stop these pariahs in their tracks  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Taking Stock: Uncertainty at battered banks  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
The chain-letter economy  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Flood risk homeowners must be helped  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Grave danger of bank rescues  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Shares spotlight: Ferraxpo & Kingfisher  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Tesco and Afren  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: £47,000 for shares worth just £100?  [09/15/2008 01:17 PM]