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US bank bail-out breaks down

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US bank bail-out breaks down - An eleventh-hour deal to rescue America's crippled economy was dramatically delayed last night. The FTSE 100 slumped in early trading today



US bank bail-out breaks down  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
An eleventh-hour deal to rescue America's crippled economy was dramatically delayed last night. The FTSE 100 slumped in early trading today
Bank of England loans £16bn to ease crisis  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Central banks including the Bank of England stepped up their efforts to ease the crisis in the global banking system today
Market report: Friday latest  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
09.40: Bradford & Bingley slumped to yet another record low today, losing a further 4p to 17p
Crunch claims WaMu as its biggest victim  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Collapsing confidence in the US claimed its biggest victim today as Washington Mutual became the largest banking collapse in US history
500 London jobs go as HSBC axes back-room  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
About 500 UK jobs are being axed at HSBC as part of a worldwide cull within its investment banking division, the group confirmed today
British rate cut hopes grow  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England is tipped to take an axe to interest rates before the end of the year as the market maelstrom intensifies
Struggling OAPs cut back on food and fuel  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
More than half of Britain's 11.3m pensioners say they are being forced to cut back on food and fuel to make ends meet.
House prices are falling by £45 a day  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The average UK house price has been falling £45 a day since the beginning of the year, research has revealed
Mortgage rate rise adds to the misery  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Homeowners will be forced to find another £450 a year as lending giants rush to push up their mortgage rates
GE Money fined for misleading customers  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The City watchdog has slapped a £1m fine on a mortgage lender for the first time for unfair lending practices
B&B shares dive on jobs cut and writedown  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Struggling mortgage lender Bradford & Bingley has said it is cutting 370 jobs in a crackdown on costs
Supermarkets face fines if price-fixing  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets are facing the threat of fines totalling tens of millions of pounds over the alleged price-fixing of items
Libor rising on wrangle over bailout  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The cost of borrowing on the seized-up money markets remained critically high today as Washington grappled over the $700bn bailout plan
Archbishops attack 'bank robbing' share traders  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Treasury tells Queen: 'Tighten your belt'  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
The Queen could face a cash crisis by 2011 but her secret pleas to the Government for extra money are being refused, it was claimed today
Capitalism is given a new lease of life  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
A question of ethics in the City  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Future looks gloomy for bank customers  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
A flawed bailout and it won't change anything  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas: HBOS and Lloyds shares  [09/26/2008 01:17 PM]