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Page last updated at 09:02 GMT, Wednesday, 17 December 2008

Federal Reserve
US rates slashed to nearly zero
The US Federal Reserve slashes its key interest rate from 1% to a range of zero to 0.25% - the lowest since records began.
US inflation falls still further
Obama makes crisis the priority
US industrial output falls 0.6%

The building that houses Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities in New York Watchdog 'ignored' Madoff warning
The top US financial watchdog is to investigate why it failed to act on warnings about Bernard Madoff, dating back to 1999.

Oil field Call for record Opec output cut
Opec leaders gather in Algeria where they are under pressure to make their biggest single cut in oil production to date.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Migrant workers enquire at a migrant worker job fair in Chongqing Municipality, China
Under pressure
How the financial slowdown is hitting the money migrant workers send home
Bernard Madoff Irrational hopes
Why Madoff investors fooled themselves
dollar bills Follow the money
On the trail of migrants, cash-flow and crime
Matt Clough, design engineer, the RadBall team, National Nuclear Laboratory Nuclear lab
Innovations make the nuclear clean-up easier


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COMPANIES
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AFRICA
WTO abandons plan for trade talks
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AMERICAS
US rate cut towards zero expected
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ASIA PACIFIC
Slump in Japan firms' confidence
Chinese car sales hit by slowdown

EUROPE
Russia's industrial output slumps
Aer Lingus rejects Ryanair offer
MIDDLE EAST
Dubai shares hit despite promises
Opec 'lost $700bn on cheaper oil'
SOUTH ASIA
Slump hits India's car industry
India unveils $4bn stimulus plan

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Iceland's Prime Minister Geir Haarde Cold threats
Iceland's Prime Minister threatens to sue Britain
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MARKET DATA - 09:18 UK

FTSE 100
4270.41down
 -38.67 -0.90%
Dax
4677.83down
 -52.08 -1.10%
Cac 40
3225.25down
 -26.41 -0.81%
Dow Jones
8924.14up
 359.61 4.20%
Nasdaq
1589.89up
 81.55 5.41%
BBC Global 30
5105.12down
 -51.85 -1.01%
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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