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'Banks bloodbath' as 350,000 face axe - The global financial services industry faces an even bigger bloodbath than previously anticipated with job cuts now expected to hit 350,000



'Banks bloodbath' as 350,000 face axe  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
The global financial services industry faces an even bigger bloodbath than previously anticipated with job cuts now expected to hit 350,000
Pre-Budget Report: Tax cuts go to the wire  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Ahead of the pre-budget report on Monday, Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling clash over tax cuts in the face of huge government borrowing
Stock market report: Friday latest  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
12.15:The big life assurers were licking their wounds today in the wake of yesterday's panic selling
Darling threatens to force banks to lend  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
The Chancellor is studying legal options to end the 'unacceptable' behaviour of the banks towards companies struggling in the downturn
Repossession hitting 125 families a day  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
The number of homeowners losing their home rose by 12% to 11,300 in the three months to September, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders
Asda boss sees tough year for retail jobs  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Following news that 100,000 retail jobs have vanished in the past 12 months, Asda's chief executive forsees more job cuts after Christmas
Petrol to fall to 83p as oil heads for $40  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
The price of a litre of petrol could fall below 85p by Christmas, after the cost of a barrel of oil fell to its lowest level for three years
UK borrowing soars to £1.4bn in one month  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
The public finances deteriorated further today as new figures showed the worst borrowing figures for 14 years
Shoppers cash in on Xmas sale bargains  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Shoppers descended on the high street yesterday to take advantage of massive sales that retailers hope will kickstart the Christmas shopping season
Supermarkets cheat with 'bogus offers'  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Supermarkets are stinging their customers with bogus special offers, a leading consumer group has claimed
IMF agrees £1.4bn bailout for Iceland  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Iceland is to receive a £1.4bn loan to stabilise a 'banking crisis of extraordinary proportions', the IMF has revealed
Home sales rise as sellers drop prices  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
House sales and mortgages saw a slight increase in October as sellers finally began to drop prices - but the market remains stuck in the doldrums
US deflation fears: 0% rates prediction  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
A senior Wall street economist predicts US interest rates will be 0% by early next year, raising the spectre of deflation that haunted the Japanese economy for a decade
Tax cuts are essential to beat crisis says minister  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
After 100 years, is Woolies about to be shut down?  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Woolworths, a Saturday morning shopping favourite for decades, may disappear from the British High Street for good
Perils of a debt mountain  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
One of the busiest government agencies in the next few years is likely to be one of the least known - the UK Debt Management Office
Hold-up for the insurers' rally  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Banks getting away with a regular swindle  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Few options for Duffield to catch his falling Star  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]
Midas share tips: Hargreaves and REH  [11/21/2008 01:17 PM]