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Global market turmoil continues

Major global stock markets extend losses in the aftermath of the demise of top US investment bank Lehman Brothers
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Stocks fall despite global rate cuts

LATEST: Panic selling again swept global stockmarkets overnight after a co-ordinated worldwide cut in interest rates failed to bolster battered investor confidence.
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Fear stalks world's markets

LATEST: They're calling it Black Friday, as share markets around the world crashed in the worst day since the 1987 collapse, capping a week in which $6 trillion was wiped off global equities - the equivalent of Japan's entire GDP disappearing from the world economy.
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I thought black friday was the friday after Thanksgiving? Now they are calling yesterday black friday? It is interesting to see that amount to have gone bye-bye though.

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Global shares continue to slide

European shares open sharply lower following falls in Asia, which saw Tokyo's Nikkei closing at its lowest level for 26 years.
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Stocks rise after Obama victory

Shares in Asia make gains following the election of Democrat Barack Obama as the next US president.
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World leaders pledge to work together to restore global growth and reform financial systems in an effort to tackle the economic crisis.
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World economy 'may lose 51 million jobs'

Up to 51 million jobs worldwide could disappear by the end of this year as a result of the economic slowdown that has turned into a global employment crisis, the International Labour Organisation says. Ref. Source 8