23 October 2008 Archive

FTSE 100 holds firm under pressure

FTSE torn between oil and miners

The FTSE 100 closed up 1.16 per cent today to 4,087.83 on a day marked by further global sell-offs.

Currys and PC World sales drop

Currys sales fall

Currys and PC World owner DSG International has reported a seven per cent fall in like-for-like sales and warned trading conditions could worsen further.

Credit crisis timeline

Banking crisis after banking crisis

The last month has been massive for the financial world, with stock markets around the world rising and falling, banks dropping and rescue plans abounding.

FTSE 100 drops 2% into lunch

London swings down for lunch

The FTSE 100 failed to hold onto its position this morning as global falls of the stock markets and poor UK data brought the index down.

FTSE 100 holds steady in recession headwinds

London holds as markets fall across the world

The FTSE 100 opened with a drop but bounced back to hold its value.

Greenspan sees "credit tsunami"

Alan Greenspan delivers his verdict on the "credit tsunami"

The US economy is experiencing a "credit tsunami, Alan Greenspan has said, before warning it will take "many months" for confidence to be restored.

Zurich launches FTSE-linked savings plan

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Zurich has launched a new savings plan which offers investors the potential to earn 42 per cent return on their original investment.

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