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Buy-to-let new-build flats see biggest falls [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Buy-to-let landlords who bought new-build flats in Englands major cities have been hardest hit by tumbling house prices
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The 'worst week in market history' [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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It started badly, got rapidly worse and then descended into utter misery as the sellers came out en masse and wreaked stock market havoc
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Market report: Friday close [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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17.00:The FTSE 100 fell off a cliff again today in a miserable ending to a week the City will wish to forget
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Markets in freefall as UK shares record worst week since 1987 crash [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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The curtain fell today on the London stock market's worst week since the 1987 crash: the FTSE 100 index closed below 4000, as the Dow Jones was hit too
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Sterling hit by bets Iceland row will grow [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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The pound tumbled to a five-year low against the dollar today as currency speculators bet that the UK's dispute with Iceland could spread to other countries
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Savers warned over home safes [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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As the sale of personal safes soar, consumers are being warned any bank is more secure than storing money at home
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Credit crunch hits bank bosses [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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It is unlikely to muster much sympathy from the public but the UK bank directors have lost more than £49m
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Iceland bank crisis engulfs British charities [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Treasury officials flew to Reykjavik today as it emerged Iceland's bank crisis was enveloping British charities and housing associations
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Tesco cuts petrol by 3p as PM says prices must fall [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Tesco slashed the price of petrol by 3p at all 430 of its forecourts this morning. The rare good news for consumers comes after weeks of falling world oil prices
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Oil price crashes $4 on recession fears [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Banking and insurance shares, oil and commodities crashed around the world today amid fears for the global economy
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Council taxes to rise after Iceland crisis [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Householders were threatened with crisis council tax hikes and cuts in policing and fire cover as the devastating impact of the Icelandic banking collapse was revealed
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It's worse than you think, says chartist [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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One of the City's leading 'chartists' today revealed the 20% fall in the FTSE 100 this week has put it back to a level not seen since the great crash of 1987
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Barclays plans to raise funds from markets [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Barclays today said it was considering raising funds from the markets instead of the British taxpayer but analysts warned that it may be disappointed
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Gold price soars as investors seek safety [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Gold prices jumped more than 4% today as investors scrambled for safe havens amid the latest shares meltdown.
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Japan urges US to bolster banks with tax dollars [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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The Japanese Government is urging the US to follow Britain's example and inject taxpayers' money into banks
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We need answers to this saving madness [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Mervyn must poke his head above parapet [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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We've all fallen for the big stock market con [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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How to turn crisis into disaster [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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Midas share tips: PHP and Begbies [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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When will it end? Don't ask the Professor [10/11/2008 01:17 PM]
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How long will the crisis last? We should not be too optimistic
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