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More chaos on Wall St raises UK fears - Shares in London fell again in early trading after yet another day of drama on Wall Street



More chaos on Wall St raises UK fears  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Shares in London fell again in early trading after yet another day of drama on Wall Street
Home loan approvals at record low  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Mortgage lending halved during August and the number of loans approved for house purchase slumped to a new record low, figures have shown
Market report: Tuesday latest  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
10.15:A big sell-off on Wall St overnight spilled into Asia this morning, meaning share prices had only one way to go when trading resumed in London - down
Ofcom slams EU plan to cut mobile charges  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The UK telecoms regulator has attacked plans from the European Union to lower charges for mobile phones users
Gieve: Rate cut hints as inflation risks fade  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
A leading Bank of England policymaker yesterday dangled the prospect of rate cuts in front of struggling homeowners
Boris: Stop whingeing about bankers and house prices  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
'Pensions by postcode' will hit middle class  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The middle classes face lower annual payouts under a 'pensions by postcode' scheme launched yesterday
Have you got a fake £1 coin in your wallet?  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The Royal Mint has revealed one in 50 £1 coins is a fake, raising fears that businesses may stop accepting the coins
Ex-mutuals fall to the bottom of food chain  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The financial jungle is full of endangered species at the moment but building societies appear to be in relatively fine fettle
FSA chief Turner accused of hypocrisy  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The new head of Britain's financial watchdog has been accused of hypocrisy after he criticised the enormous bonuses paid out at big City banks
Straw seeks 'no win no fee' cap  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks face funding shortfall of £38bn  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's beleaguered banks are facing a funding shortfall of £38bn as the gathering financial crisis brings the UK economy to its knees, research shows
Nomura front-runner to grab Lehman Europe  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Nomura, the Japanese banking giant, looks likely to pick up Lehman Brothers' London business after agreeing to buy the Asian broking and investment banking arms
Bread and butter prices soar 43% in a year  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
The price of the most basic food - bread and butter - has soared by 43% over the last year, official figures revealed yesterday
Darling: 'It's a bumpy road ahead'  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Alistair Darling today warned of more financial pain to come but promises there'll be no big tax rises this year
Government's rhetoric bites back  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Brown and Darling will have to shell out if they don't want the UK to sit at a competitive disadvantage to the US
It's hard to regain savers' trust  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Customers suffer as bank choice narrows  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
A flawed bailout and it won't change anything  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas: HBOS and Lloyds shares  [09/23/2008 01:17 PM]