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Brown: Banks will beat crunch - Gordon Brown has pledged that no major bank will go out of business because of the credit crunch



Brown: Banks will beat crunch  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown has pledged that no major bank will go out of business because of the credit crunch
Iceland banks hit by panic  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Iceland's burgeoning banking sector is feared to be in meltdown this weekend
Market round-up: Bailout rollercoaster  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The week saw chaos on Wall St as the bailout plan was rejected, another UK bank nationalised and a see-saw stock market
City bets on rate cut to 4.75%  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
A dramatic U-turn by City forecasters has cut the odds this weekend on a reduction in the cost of borrowing from the Bank of England
HBOS sale to proceed at 'original price'  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Sources close to Lloyds TSB insist that the HBOS takeover will go ahead at the original planned price
Relief as Congress passes $700bn bailout  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
A wave of relief spread round the worlds money markets last night after U.S. lawmakers passed a $700bn plan to revive their economy
Thousands hit as 'buy to let' firm goes bust  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The property company at the heart of the buy-to-let boom, Instant Access Properties, has collapsed because of the credit crunch
Brown plans £12bn help for small businesses  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown will today propose a £12bn fund to help small businesses deal with the credit crunch
All savers' deposits secured up to £50,000  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The Government will raise the maximum savings compensation available to UK savers next week from £35,000 to £50,000
Buy-to-let boosted by university towns  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Some student landlords have seen a handsome profit with house prices nearly doubling in five university towns during the past five years
Kaupthing Edge begins to crack  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
An indicator of Kaupthing Edge's stability has worsened dramatically over the past few days, as speculation mounts that it could be nationalised
Buy-to-let hotel firm GuestInvest crashes  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
It promised to help investors earn money while others sleep', but GuestInvest which launched Britains first buy-to-let hotel has crashed out
Recession pressure on Bank to slash the rate  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The Bank of England is facing demands to deliver an emergency half-point cut in interest rates to try to head off a full-blown recession before Christmas
Water bills blow for South-East  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Households in London and the South-East are likely to bear the brunt of a wave of inflation-busting rises of up to 25% over five years in water bills
Nokia 'iPod killer' with free music downloads  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Nokia has unveiled a new mobile phone and music download store to take on Apple's iPhone
Bad food day for the M&S shareholders  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
Falling oil brightens the economic outlook  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]
The death of the great banking dream  [10/05/2008 01:17 PM]