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Record stock market falls in 2008
Asian shares see record falls in 2008 as the financial turmoil and economic slowdown ends the stock market boom.
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Asset company in £40bn fund deal
Investment company Aberdeen Asset Management is to take on £40bn of Credit Suisse's fund management business.
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FTSE 100 index has its worst year
The financial brutality of 2008 is confirmed, as the FTSE 100 share index has its worst year since its inception in 1984.
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Building society mergers on track
Two mergers between building societies are being completed on Wednesday although the sector says it is strong.
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Ukraine 'threatens to seize gas'
Russia's Gazprom claims Ukraine is threatening to seize Russian gas being transported to Europe in a row over gas supplies.
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Icesave web claim deadline passes
The deadline has passed for online applications by UK residents reclaiming savings from collapsed bank Icesave.
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Record numbers 'face insolvency'
Accountants KPMG predict that the number of people facing insolvency in 2009 will reach record levels.
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Retailer Morgan in administration
Women's clothing store chain Morgan goes into administration, the latest retailer to be hit by the consumer slowdown.
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Milk scandal executives on trial
Four milk firm executives go on trial in China over a contamination scandal that affected thousands of babies.
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State pension amount 'inadequate'
Two thirds of Britons feel the state pension is no enough for retirement, a survey for insurer Friends Provident finds.
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Vegetable oil tested on NZ flight
A New Zealand passenger plane successfully completes a two-hour test flight partly powered by vegetable oil.
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Sick Yukos official freed on bail
An ailing former executive of Russia's Yukos oil firm is freed after posting a £1.2m bail, his lawyers say.
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Insurance boss and Dragon honoured
Standard Life boss Sandy Crombie has received a knighthood for services to insurance in the New Year Honours.
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Price issues
Will UK homes be worth more or less in 2009?
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Experienced eyes
A Wall Street veteran of 1929 looks back at 2008
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Airbus meets A380 target in 2008
European planemaker Airbus says it has met its target for this year of delivering 12 A380 superjumbos.
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Ukraine 'paid gas debt in full'
Ukraine says it has paid its debt to Gazprom, but the Russian firm says it has not received the money.
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Mixed views on pensions' health
Two surveys offer a mixed picture of the health of the UK's largest company pension schemes in 2008.
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Student's £100bn overdraft shock
A student from Ayrshire is shocked when his online banking statement shows two £50bn withdrawals.
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US consumer confidence drops
US consumer confidence unexpectedly drops to a record low in December, due to mounting job cuts.
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