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Footsie plunges after German savings move - Shares on the London Stock Exchange plunged today as chaos gripped Europe after Germany issued a shock 100% cash guarantee to savers



Footsie plunges after German savings move  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Shares on the London Stock Exchange plunged today as chaos gripped Europe after Germany issued a shock 100% cash guarantee to savers
Interest rates: News and predictions  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Iceland fails to act on banks' bailout  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Confusion surrounded the fate of Iceland's banks today after the country's government failed to come up with a cash-injecting rescue plan
Market report: Monday latest  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
11.15:Shares of Ukrainian iron-ore miner Ferrexpo slumped 17p to a record low of 100p today after its biggest shareholder dumped £144m of stock
Oil prices slide as US fuel demand slows  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Oil prices fell by almost $2 a barrel as attention shifted to the fallout of the credit crisis on business.
Old Lady urged 'cut rate to avoid slump'  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Pressure is growing on the Bank of England to deliver the first cut in interest rates since April amid fears that the economy is facing a deep recession
High Street loan with 37% interest  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Families are facing punishing increases in the cost of personal loans, with interest rates rising as high as 36.9%
Darling move to buy stake in ailing banks  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Billions of pounds of taxpayers' money could be used to buy a stake in struggling banks
Ofgem clears energy firms of price fixing  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Britain's big six energy suppliers have been cleared of allegations that they are operating a cartel
Monday view: Stop the rot and then learn  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Dr Gerard Lyons, chief economist at Standard Chartered, says the policy response to the financial crisis plays an even more important role than usual
Brown: Banks will beat crunch  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Gordon Brown has pledged that no major bank will go out of business because of the credit crunch
HBOS sale to proceed at 'original price'  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Sources close to Lloyds TSB insist that the HBOS takeover will go ahead at the original planned price
Thousands hit as 'buy to let' firm goes bust  [10/06/2008 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
City bets on rate cut to 4.75%  [10/06/2008 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
Relief as Congress passes $700bn bailout  [10/06/2008 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
Kaupthing Edge begins to crack  [10/06/2008 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
Deficit chill for the Chancellor  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Grimm days for Big Four auditors  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: PHP and Begbies  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Hetherington: E-on, Halifax and Creston  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
Don't leave it to us to give savers a hand  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
When will it end? Don't ask the Professor  [10/06/2008 01:17 PM]
How long will the crisis last? We should not be too optimistic