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Stock Market Crash

It is time of almost unprecedented volatility in the global stock markets. With confidence giving to way fear - and subsequently, panic - the World's leading indices are plummeting with no bottom in sight. In one week in October, the value of the 100 largest companies in Britain fell by £250bn - the most severe decline since the infamous crash of 1987.
Latest News
  World stocks dip in pre-Xmas trade World stocks hit by Madoff scandal
  Global markets await US rate decision OECD forecast hits stocks
  Markets fall as stimulus weighed Dow in stunning rebound
  Global markets soar on Citi bailout Chinese bailout lifts global stocks
  World stocks dive as panic spreads Footsie scores sixth successive rise
  Morgan Stanley calls bottom of market Dow in second largest rise in history
  World stocks at two-week high UK Market news: Complete roundup
Analysis and Comment
  Suddenly shares look cheap Should you still be investing in the UK?
  Has the crunch thwarted BHP? Flying on one engine?
  Time to switch from cash to shares All hail Gordon the Great?
  Why the crisis is over Now really IS the time to panic
  Pop goes the stock market Markets will pay for debt-fuelled excesses
  Back to the future
The Deepening Trough
  The stock market week from hell FTSE hits new five-year low
  When will shares hit rock bottom? AIM shares hit rock bottom
  Why the silly selling must end soon BT's dividend dilemma
  Why UK plc profits have fallen a sixth Japan recession hits global stocks
  Why you shouldn't ditch the stock market  
  The slaughter of the small caps  
  What not to buy - 18 month review  
Your Money: A Beginner's Guide to Investing
  How to invest in shares 10 shares you should have bought
  Five painful stock market lessons One stock to buy today
  The dirtiest four-letter investing words What not to buy today
  Back to basics to beat the market The problem with LIBOR
  Four steps to protect your portfolio The idiot's guide to short-selling
  Do you invest with your head or heart? Investing Q&A
Investing Edge
  Five must dos for 2009 Three cash-rich punts for 2009
  How to profit from volatility Where the profits are piling up
  The market signal that keeps flashing 'buy' Trying to find what works
  Why big companies offer the clues Warren Buffet's investing rules
  Finding the small cap winners Across the board - director dealings
  All you need is gold The safest place for your money
  Broker Insight - Diary from the City Buying for the brave
 Red October : Day by Day
  Global markets end cataclysmic month 17/10 - FTSE retraces lost ground
  31/10 - Japan cuts rates but markets fall 16/10 - FTSE hits five-year low
  30/10 - Asian markets soar 10% 15/10 - US slump floors FTSE
  29/10 - Markets rise on US rate cut 14/10 - Nikkei in record rise
  28/10 - FTSE see-saws 13/10 - Wall St up 11% on rescue
  24/10 - Global market fall continues 10/10 - FTSE falls by £250bn
  23/10 - Recession fears rout stocks  
  21/10 - Markets wobble continues FACTBOX - All the major indices
  20/10 - Global markets bounce back TIMELINE - The largest FTSE 100 falls
The Crunch Effect
  Why we will suffer from Lehman World leaders gather for sumnmit
  FSA extends short-selling ban What is Warren Buffett thinking?
  Wheels come off VW short sellers  
  See how the FTSE has slumped
  Financial rescue plans by G7 countries  

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 FINANCE POLL
Q. Is the FTSE on the road to recovery?
Yes - It will reach 6000 before the year is out
Yes - Volatility remains, but the index is definitely rising
Far too early to say
No - Given the extent of the global financial crisis, we can expect further falls
No - There is much worse yet to come

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