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New York trader on 9 October
Fear grips global stock markets
European stock markets finish sharply lower on one of the worst days of trading in 30 years.
Peston: Global solution needed
Bush vows to stabilise economy
What share falls mean for you
Why the big market falls?
Darling calls for G7 action
Charities' fear over failed banks
Credit crisis: World in turmoil

OTHER KEY STORIES
IMF takes action to stem crisis
Congress vote reveals divisions
Central banks cut interest rates
UK banks rescue plan unveiled
AROUND THE WORLD
Mexico unveils emergency plans
Iceland nationalises biggest bank
US warns of further bank failures
Australia slashes interest rates
FEATURES, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS
People watch trading screens in Japan
World in turmoil
A look at what is happening around the globe
Special report: Global financial crisis
Butcher's shop in Shirley, Southampton The High Street
How is a typical street affected by the crisis?
promo image of proportional circles Crisis in graphics
Some key facts and figures behind the turmoil
Wall Street trader Oh no...
Falling markets affect us all, not just the traders

ANALYSIS

Piggy bank Are my savings safe?
What do the latest moves in the global banking sector mean for savers across the UK?

Icesave worries: Your questions
Have bail-outs worked before?
US superpower status is shaken
How will the US bail-out work?
Why did bail-out pass this time?
Time to feel sorry for bankers?
Financial Armageddon
Policymakers on credit crunch
How to get good mortgage advice
THE BASICS

Coins Finance crisis jargon explained
From bear market to stagflation - a guide to the terms cropping up in the headlines.

Timeline: Global credit crunch
Q&A: US $700bn bail-out plan
How the crisis affects you
B&B: Your questions answered
Credit crunch in facts and figures
What is a City trading job like?
Q&A: Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae
Timeline: Northern Rock

FEATURES, VIEWS AND ANALYSIS
HM Treasury sign Bank rescue
Q and A: How will rescue deal affect me?
David and Maureen Somers Banking on gold
Four years ago the Somers sold their house for gold
MS map Crisis mood map
Has your behaviour changed because of the crisis?
Trader in Frankfurt stock exchange Experts forum
How should EU react to stock market falls?
Bail-out hands $700bn gaffe?
If only the bail-out had been called a rescue
Hand strokes crystal ball Future crunch
Where to for the global economy in the year ahead

Robert Peston Robert Peston's blog - for the latest business analysis

A global solution needed
Day of reckoning
The deleveraging vortex

MARKET DATA - 20:00 UK

FTSE 100
3932.06down
 -381.74 -8.85%
Dax
4544.31down
 -342.69 -7.01%
Cac 40
3176.49down
 -266.21 -7.73%
Dow Jones
8106.24down
 -472.95 -5.51%
Nasdaq
1556.75down
 -88.37 -5.37%
BBC Global 30
4315.15down
 -270.53 -5.90%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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Worried Kuwaiti trader

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HAVE YOUR SAY

What will end the financial crisis?
Can EU-wide action ease the crisis?
Global money gloom: Your stories
VIDEO REPORTS

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Gordon Brown Politics: "It will take a few days"


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