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G7 nations pledge to fight crisis
Top finance ministers promise to take & #34;decisive action and use all available tools & #34; to tackle the world economic crisis.

Fear grips global stock markets
Global stocks fall sharply on one of the worst days of trading in 30 years, despite continuing actions to tackle the crisis.

Bush vows to stabilise US economy
President George W Bush vows to work & #34;aggressively & #34; to restore economic stability, as world stock markets tumble.

Money worries: Your questions
As share prices around the world remain volatile, BBC website readers ask how it affects them. Here, experts answer their questions.

Iran celebrates global meltdown
Iranian clerics have celebrated the West's economic turmoil, but rising prices could mean capitalism soon & #34;bites back & #34;, writes Jon Leyne in Tehran.

Wildlife conservation: Congress diary
Environment correspondent Richard Black's diary of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, which is being held in Barcelona, Spain.

India's Sensex ends down again
Indian stocks fall again and the rupee slides to 49 to the dollar in one of the worst weeks for Indian investors in memory.

Your credit crunch jokes
BBC News website readers share how they are coping the crisis with a bit of humour.

Credit crisis: World in turmoil
A look at how governments are reacting to the global financial crisis.

Brown wants 'global' bank support
Gordon Brown says he is trying to persuade other countries to follow the UK's lead in supporting struggling banks.

India v Australia day two as it happened
India reach 68-0 chasing Australia's 430 as rain ends the second day of the first Test in Bangalore.

What do market moves mean for you
How will the fluctuation in share prices across the world affect consumers' personal finances?

Q & A: Why the big market falls?
European stock markets are taking a dive - why?

Children mark national book day
Thousands of pre-school children and adults are to take part in events marking National Bookstart Day.

Citigroup ends Wachovia dispute
US financial giant Citigroup says it will not seek to bar Wells Fargo from taking over troubled bank Wachovia.

Lessons from the 1929 stock market crash
The 1929 Crash - the biggest stock market drop in the US economy in history - is a case study in how not to respond to a crisis.

US stocks slide to five-year low
US stocks fall for a seventh straight session as investors remain fearful the financial crisis will lead to a deep recession.

IMF takes action to stem crisis
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) activates an emergency finance facility to help countries hit by the financial crisis.

Joking about the credit crunch
The BBC's Arlene Gregorius explores how laughter and humour helps humans cope with the strains of the credit crunch.

Mixed messages on pensions future
Huw Williams speaks to pension fund managers and trustees about the potential effects of the global financial crisis.




 

 

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