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Page last updated at 00:09 GMT, Wednesday, 5 November 2008

Polling station on Wall Street
US shares rally as Americans vote
Wall Street's Dow Jones index opens up sharply as people in the US go to the polls to choose a new president.
Live Text: US election day 2008
US manufacturing at 26-year low
US economy officially shrinking

Boeing picket line Strike delays Boeing 787 launch
Boeing announces fresh delays to the first flight of the 787 Dreamliner and blames a 58-day machinists' strike.

Oil pump Oil prices up on export cut talks
The price of Brent crude rises from a 20-month low on reports that Saudi Arabia has already cut oil production.

FEATURES, VIEWS, ANALYSIS
Lewis Hamilton Winning ways
How sport is fighting the economic downturn
Wall Street traders in 1929 History lesson
What can we learn from past stock market crashes?
Polish labourers in London Fleeing the crunch
Boost for Poland as emigrants head back home


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Wall Street US markets await new president

'Vice fund' shares hope
Docks China manufacturing downturn

Deal could rescue Alitalia


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ECONOMY
Downturn points to cut in rates
Crossrail gets £230m BAA funding

COMPANIES
M&S suffers sharp fall in profits
RBS braces for first annual loss
AFRICA
African free trade zone is agreed
Orange brand heads for Uganda

AMERICAS
Embraer sees profits drop by 70%
Legal costs hit Mastercard profits

ASIA PACIFIC
Higher costs hit Hitachi profits
Nissan profits slump on high yen

EUROPE
EU to set stage for bank policy
Spanish and French car sales dive
MIDDLE EAST
Zardari seeks urgent Saudi funds
Opec head urges production cuts
SOUTH ASIA
India backs insurance overhaul
India's central bank cuts rates

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1955 Ford Thunderbird Bumpier road
The classic car industry feels the economic pinch
Money being counted in Nigeria in July 2008 'Share fever'
Riding the wild swings of Nigeria's stock market
Busy street in Mumbai Indian slowdown?
How the global economic woes are impacting on India
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MARKET DATA - 00:44 UK

FTSE 100
4639.50up
 196.22 4.42%
Dax
5278.04up
 251.20 5.00%
Cac 40
3691.09up
 163.12 4.62%
Dow Jones
9625.28up
 305.45 3.28%
Nasdaq
1780.12up
 53.79 3.12%
BBC Global 30
5269.17no movement
Data delayed by at least 15 minutes
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Spanish jobless hits 12-year high
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