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G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
Top finance ministers promise to take "decisive action and use all available tools" to tackle the world economic crisis.
Fear grips global stock markets
Global stocks fall sharply on one of the worst days of trading in 30 years, despite continuing actions to tackle the crisis.
Brown demands petrol price cuts
Prime Minister Gordon Brown calls for falls in the price of oil to be passed on to consumers "as quickly as possible".
Darling calls for action from G7
Alistair Darling calls on the Group of Seven rich countries to "do whatever it takes" to tackle the global financial crisis.
Bush vows to stabilise US economy
President George W Bush vows to work "aggressively" to restore economic stability, as world stock markets tumble.
UK 'ignored Iceland bank warning'
The government is accused of ignoring warnings in July that Iceland's banks faced collapse.
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No rescue for Hardy Amies company
The company founded by the former dressmaker to the Queen has filed for administration after a rescue bid failed.
Taking stock
What does the financial turmoil mean for you?
Venezuela shuts down McDonald's
Venezuela shuts all branches of restaurant chain McDonald's for 48 hours, citing tax irregularities, officials say.
The Editors
What a week it's been. Good job Peston's with us
Robert Peston
A global solution is needed to end the economic crisis
Treasury in Icelandic talks
A delegation of Treasury officials is in Reykjavik to discuss the Icelandic bank crisis and its effect on UK depositors.
Interbank lending in deep freeze
Bank-to-bank lending rates rise despite aggressive measures from governments worldwide to tackle the credit freeze.
Blow for new mortgage borrowers
The number of mortgage products available to new borrowers hits its lowest figure since the start of the credit crunch.
Sugar buys pic'n'mix firm stake
Sir Alan Sugar's investment company buys 3.9% of Woolworths, the retailer best known for its pic'n'mix.
Brown wants 'global' bank support
Gordon Brown says he is trying to persuade other countries to follow the UK's lead in supporting struggling banks.
Channel 4 abandons digital radio
Channel 4 pulls the plug on three proposed digital radio stations owing to a slump in advertising revenues.
Oh no...
Falling markets affect us all, not just the traders
Russia approves $86bn bank rescue
Russia's lower house of parliament, the Duma, approves a raft of measures worth $86bn (£51bn) to assist banks.
'Little competition' in PPI sales
The Competition Commission criticises retail Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) providers and distributors.
Councils 'not reckless with cash'
The government defends the actions of local authorities which invested more than £840m with now-failed Icelandic banks.
More people seeking debt advice
The number of people seeking help from the Citizens Advice Bureaux about how to manage their debts has gone up by a third in the space of one year
Flat market...The ten areas with the biggest property price falls
City centre flats dominate a survey indicating the 10 areas in England and Wales with the biggest falls in property prices.
Citigroup ends Wachovia dispute
US financial giant Citigroup says it will not seek to bar Wells Fargo from taking over troubled bank Wachovia.
Libya blocks Swiss oil deliveries
Libya halts oil shipments to Switzerland months after the brief arrest of Muammar Gaddafi's youngest son for assault.
IMF takes action to stem crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) activates an emergency finance facility to help countries hit by the financial crisis.
Funny side
Heard the one about the credit crunch?
Iceland nationalises biggest bank
Iceland nationalises its biggest bank and suspended trade on its stock exchange in an attempt to prevent further panic in the country.
Icelandic compensation to start
UK customers of two collapsed Icelandic banks will receive application forms for compensation for their lost savings soon.
Early overdraft victory for banks
Banks largely win the latest round of a High Court battle over the fairness of overdraft charges.
WH Smith profits flat
WH Smith reports flat annual profits, with a strong performance by stores in airports and railway stations.
Any St, Anyshire
Butcher, grocer, latte-maker. How are shops coping?
Zimbabwe inflation hits new high
Zimbabwe's annual inflation rate soars to a record 231,000,000% as measured in July, newly released official figures show.
German exports slump
German exports fall 2.5% year-on-year, their biggest fall for five years, as the financial crisis hits the real economy
Norton Antivirus firm buys rival
Anti-virus software firm Symantec buys smaller rival web security firm MessageLabs for $695m.
Further decline in house prices
UK house prices registered a 1.3% fall in September, according to the Halifax, with the average home costing £172,108.
UK's trade gap narrows slightly
The UK's goods trade gap with the rest of the world narrows slightly in August, the latest official data shows.
Bad weather hits Greggs' profits
Bakery chain warns that annual profits will be less than previously expected, blaming poor weather and higher costs.
Magners chief executive resigns
The boss of the Irish firm that makes Magners cider, C&C, steps down as the firm announces a slide in revenues.
US debt clock runs out of digits as growing deficit needs extra zeros
The national debt clock in New York runs out of digits to record the spiralling figure.
Extra help for Icesave customers
Chancellor Alistair Darling says he will ensure all UK savers with the closed Icelandic internet bank Icesave get all their money back.
Mortgage rates cut on Bank news
Mortgage providers are dropping the cost of their home loans in response to the emergency cut in the Bank rate.
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