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Biggest ever house price fall of 12.4% - The Nationwide has announced its biggest ever drop in property values of 12.4%, as one builder slashes nearly half off asking prices



Biggest ever house price fall of 12.4%  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
The Nationwide has announced its biggest ever drop in property values of 12.4%, as one builder slashes nearly half off asking prices
Northern Rock withdraws savings products  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Northern Rock today withdrew some of its savings products for new customers to ensure it doesn't gain unfair advantage from state ownership
Market report: Thursday latest  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
10.35:Don't call time on the pub chain operators just yet. That was the view of Deutsche Bank today on Punch Taverns
UK banks in £315bn Irish guarantee  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
The Irish government is set to include the offshoots of UK banks in Ireland into its £315.5bn deposit-guarantee scheme.
Queues for coins as gold rush starts, again  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
As the banking system flounders, savers are rushing to the most traditional of safe-havens - gold - and even queuing up to buy coins and bullion
Soros slams rescue deal as ill-conceived  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
George Soros today denounced America's $700bn bankbail out as 'ill-conceived' despite relief across the world after US senators voted in favour of the deal
M&S sales slide 6% as shoppers pull in belts  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Marks & Spencer deepened the gloom on the high street today when it revealed a 6.1% slide in sales
New 'Cobra' unit to tackle economic crises  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
A high-powered committee of Cabinet ministers and top officials is to be formed to lead the fight against the economic crisis
US Senate passes 'sweetened' bail-out  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
American lawmakers took the first major step in salvaging a £400bn plan to bail out Americas crippled economy early today
Card fraud is worse since chip and pin  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Criminal gangs cloning the credit and debit card details of thousands of shoppers fuelled a 14% rise in fraud this year, figures have revealed
Pressure grows for an urgent rate cut  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Manufacturing cratered last month, according to a survey that will ratchet up the pressure on the Bank of England for urgent rate cuts
Supermarkets at war to offer the best deal  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets are slashing the cost of shopping essentials as consumers face the biggest squeeze on incomes in 50 years
Spooked savers shift cash away from UK  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
British savers are looking to shift their money to rival banks as the crisis engulfing Britain's economy deepens
PM's backing boosts HBOS and Lloyds  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Shares in both HBOS and Lloyds TSB rose today after Prime Minister Gordon Brown once again threw his weight behind their £20bn merger
Tesco sets up home in mortgage market  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Tesco is planning to move into the mortgage market as loans from traditional lenders continue to dry up.
Commentary: Rate cuts are the only cure  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
What ought to have been a hopeful day on the world financial markets, turned into a nightmare
Piece by piece is best for now  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
The death of the great banking dream  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Interest rates should be cut now, Old Lady  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Lloyds must make a decision  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
Hank got his great rescue plan so wrong  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]
An X-rated end for Darling  [10/02/2008 01:17 PM]