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The Bank of England is working on plans to inject cash directly into the economy - the nuclear option to be used only when interest rates approach zero.
Up to 20,000 jobs are set to go as a result of the merger of Merrill Lynch and Bank of America, and a further 10,000 job losses were announced across the investment banking fraternity.
Former WorldCom chief Bernie Ebbers is seeking a presidential pardon for his role in the $11bn fraud that brought down the company.
The chairman of China's largest sovereign wealth fund has said he "does not have the courage" to plough money into Wall Street and the City.
Woolworths' administrator launches a massive fire sale of the retailer's stock as it talks to potential buyers.
Channel 4 may be denied a slice of the BBC licence fee as the government shies away from major legislative changes.
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The cut is not sufficient to restore confidence - with prices expected to fall a further 15pc.
Interserve, which maintains and builds hospitals and schools for government agencies, was in focus yesterday amid talk that it is set to win a huge contract.
Today's big interest rate cuts by the UK and European central banks are as essential as the colossal cuts made last month, and equally belated.
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The European Central Bank has slashed interest rates by three-quarters of a point to 2.5pc in the boldest move since the launch of monetary union and hinted at revolutionary action to head off a severe slump next year as the economic crisis ravages the car, steel, and machine tool industries.
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