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| No agreement for US car bail-out |
| US carmakers are given a deadline to produce a viable recovery plan if they want a $25bn government bail-out. |
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| Recession fears hit Wall Street |
| Wall Street shares fall steeply for the second day in a row, amid investors' growing fears of a protracted economic downturn. |
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| Oil price goes below $50 a barrel |
| Oil prices fall below $50 a barrel amid growing fears over a global recession and lower demand for oil. |
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| Dell sees quarterly profits slip |
| US computer maker Dell sees its quarterly profits fall as customers around the world buy fewer computers. |
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| Rolls-Royce plans 2,000 job cuts |
| Aircraft engine maker Rolls-Royce says it plans to cut between 1,500 and 2,000 jobs in 2009, including 140 in the UK. |
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| Russia pushes Ukraine on gas debt |
| Russia demands Ukraine to repay a $2.4bn gas debt, raising fears of a renewed dispute which could disrupt supplies to Europe. |
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| Latvia to seek support from IMF |
| Latvia becomes the second European Union country to seek the International Monetary Fund's help to stabilise its financial system. |
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| Peugeot Citroen cuts 2,700 jobs |
| French car company Peugeot Citroen announces plans to shed 2,700 jobs because of falling demand in Europe. |
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| IMF approves $2.1bn Iceland loan |
| The International Monetary Fund approves a $2.1bn (£1.4bn) loan for Iceland, after its banking system collapsed in October. |
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| EU reaches deal on farm reforms |
| EU ministers agree to reform farm policy by moving more subsidies away from production and liberalising the dairy market. |
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| Shop till you prop up the economy, Taiwan residents told |
| Taiwan's prime minister announces a cash handout for all residents in a bid to try to stave off economic crisis. |
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| Cancel that Ferrari order! Top banks axe bonuses for their executives |
| UBS and Goldman Sachs will not pay bonuses to their top executives in 2008, the banking giants reveal. |
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| Present worries |
| Concerns over Christmas gifts' safety |
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| Broke, not dim |
| Some carmakers struggle while others grow |
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| Bee crisis |
| Collapse of bee colonies could hit the EU economy |
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| Yugo gone |
| Serbia's iconic vehicle finally runs out of road |
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| Big gamble? |
| Peru hitches its wagon to China's economic motor |
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| Syrian business |
| Long-isolated Syria warms to tourism in Damascus |
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| Retail sales bring scant comfort |
| Sales on the UK's High Streets fell by a lower-than-expected 0.1% in October, Office for National Statistics figures show. |
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| UK borrowing rise 'is necessary' |
| The government says it is "right to increase borrowing" as figures show public debt rose by £1.4bn last month. |
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| RBS boss apologises over losses |
| Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) chairman, Sir Tom McKillop, says he is "profoundly sorry" for the bank's financial difficulties. |
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| Downturn hits newspaper profits |
| The Daily Mail's publisher reports a 9% fall in full-year profit, while competitors announce a pay freeze and job cuts. |
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| Daewoo leases African plantation |
| South Korean firm Daewoo says it is leasing a vast tract of land in Madagascar, which will produce half of its corn supply by 2023. |
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| African free trade zone is agreed |
| The leaders of three African trading blocs agree to create a free trade zone of 26 countries with a GDP of $624bn (£382.9bn). |
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| Colombian scam suspect extradited |
| Panama extradites a Colombian suspected of running the country's biggest pyramid finance scheme. |
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| National Grid profit rises in US |
| UK utility National Grid reports a 4% rise in half-year profit and gave a positive forecast. |
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| China fears grow over job losses |
| Beijing says its employment outlook is "grim", amid concerns of increasing social unrest caused by economic problems. |
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| Mazda buys its shares from Ford |
| Japan's Mazda Motor spends 17.8bn yen to buy back almost 7% of its shares from troubled US carmaker Ford Motor. |
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| Santander snubs UK shareholders |
| The giant Spanish bank Santander has excluded 1.8 million UK shareholders from taking part in a new share issue. |
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| Putin vows to prevent 'collapse' |
| Russia's prime minister vows to prevent another financial "collapse" in the country, referring to the crises in the 1990s. |
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| Opec 'lost $700bn on cheaper oil' |
| Opec members have lost about $700bn (£467bn) because of falling crude prices, the oil cartel's president is quoted as saying. |
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| Global gloom depresses oil price |
| The price of oil drifts below $55 a barrel, amid increasing worries over falling demand and slowing global growth. |
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| Pakistan asks IMF for rescue loan |
| Pakistan has asked the International Monetary Fund for a loan of at least $7.6bn, its top economic adviser says. |
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| Tata Group cools expansion plans |
| Indian conglomerate Tata Group says it will cut down on acquisitions because of increasing problems in raising capital. |
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